If you’re a new occupational therapist (or you are physical therapist or speech therapist!) considering working in a skilled nursing facility (SNF), there are several important factors to look at before taking the job. As a SNF OT myself, I’m here to give you my thoughts from personal experience, as well as multiple tips from […]
Have you ever wondered about what role occupational therapy plays in skilled nursing facilities, or SNFs? Have you been considering working as a SNF rehab OT yourself? If so, this article is for you! We’ll dive into what a SNF is, what an occupational therapist SNF position entails, and what types of patients OT practitioners […]
Thank you to Brianna Giruzzi, OTR/L for sharing what her day in the life of a SNF occupational therapist looks like! This article is a great read for any OT students or OT practitioners who are considering working in this rehab setting. A quick note, that since SNF is pronounced “sniff,” we will be referring […]
Caregiver and family education: Along with patient education, this is truly one of the most important aspects of occupational therapy in any rehab setting, from acute care to outpatient and everything in between. With such a high level of importance comes the big responsibility to remember everything you need to cover in sometimes only one […]
Wow, it’s been six years since I wrote this article (when I was basically still a new OT grad)! I thought about totally reworking the whole thing, but I think it’s fun to keep it close to it’s original format to see what OT interventions worked for me “back in the day.” That being said, […]
The upper body ergometer – or as we usually call it the UBE or “arm bike” for short – has been causing a bit of a stir in the field of Occupational Therapy lately in various Facebook groups and other online forums. Why, you may ask? It’s because it isn’t exactly the most functional, meaningful, […]