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Home Modifications For The Elderly, Jennifer Samuelson, Kristyn Kurpius
Home Modifications For The Elderly, Jennifer Samuelson, Kristyn Kurpius
Occupational Therapy Capstones
Purpose: The purpose of this project was to identify and present methods to increase a person’s ability to participate in occupations within their home. “Almost 50 million Americans - about one in five - live with a mental or physical disability, many of their homes are inconvenient, restrictive, or dangerous for them,” (McCullagh, 2006, p.54). As a result they are unable to participate in safe and functional occupations.
Methods: A literature review was conducted with the use of Pub Med, AJOT, textbooks, home modification handbooks, and the internet. The literature review determined the need for home modifications with the elderly …