Ostomy and Continence Care in Home Health: The OT and MSW Contribution to a Nursing-Led Clinical Domain

How Occupational Therapy and Medical Social Work Support Functional Independence and Psychosocial Adjustment for Patients With Ostomies and Continence Conditions Ostomy care and continence management are primarily nursing clinical domains…

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ALS and Motor Neuron Disease Home Health: A Progressive, Multidisciplinary Clinical Approach

How OT, PT, SLP, and MSW Adapt Their Practice Across the Trajectory of a Relentlessly Progressive Neurodegenerative Disease Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis presents home health therapy with a clinical challenge unlike…

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Traumatic Brain Injury Home Health: Clinical Competencies for OT, PT, SLP, and MSW Serving This Complex Population

What Every Home Health Clinician Must Know About Cognitive, Physical, and Behavioral Rehabilitation Following TBI Traumatic brain injury produces one of the most heterogeneous and clinically demanding patient populations in…

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Cancer-Related Fatigue in Home Health: Evidence-Based OT and PT Management of the Most Prevalent and Undertreated Symptom in Oncology

Clinical Strategies for Addressing Cancer-Related Fatigue That Go Beyond Rest — and That Produce Measurable Functional Improvement Cancer-related fatigue is the most prevalent symptom experienced by cancer patients — affecting…

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COPD Management in Home Health: Evidence-Based OT, PT, and MSW Approaches for the High-Burden Pulmonary Population

Clinical Strategies That Reduce Exacerbations, Improve Functional Capacity, and Support Self-Management in COPD Home Health Patients Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is one of the most prevalent conditions in the home…

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Heart Failure Readmission Prevention in Home Health: The Clinical Strategies That Actually Move the Needle

A Deep Dive Into the Evidence-Based Interventions That Reduce 30-Day Readmission Rates for Heart Failure Patients Heart failure readmission is the quality metric that commands more attention, more regulatory scrutiny,…

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Amputee Home Health: Clinical Competencies for OT and PT Serving Lower and Upper Extremity Amputees in the Community

What Every Home Health Therapist Must Know About Residual Limb Care, Prosthetic Training, and Functional Rehabilitation for Amputee Patients Lower extremity amputation is one of the most prevalent and most…

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Spinal Cord Injury Home Health: Clinical Competencies for OT, PT, SLP, and MSW Serving This Complex Population

What Every Home Health Clinician Needs to Know to Serve Patients With SCI Safely and Effectively in the Community Spinal cord injury represents one of the most clinically demanding patient…

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Dementia Home Health: Evidence-Based Clinical Approaches for OT, PT, SLP, and MSW Serving Patients With Cognitive Decline

What Every Home Health Clinician Must Know About Dementia-Specific Assessment, Intervention, and Family Support Dementia is one of the most prevalent diagnoses in the home health population and one of…

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Substance Use Disorders in Home Health: Clinical Competencies for an Undertreated and Misunderstood Population

How Home Health Clinicians Can Serve Patients With Substance Use Disorders More Effectively — and More Equitably Substance use disorders are among the most prevalent and most underidentified conditions in…

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