In-home rehab offers several advantages over other traditional outpatient therapy. The most obvious advantage of in-home therapy is that the therapy is in your home. Its your therapy in your home.
The advantages of being in your own home when receiving therapy are numerous:
- No driving to/from appointments
- Your home is comfortable and familiar to you and that means that you can relax and get the most from your treatment
- Family and pets are a part of your life and they are always welcome to be a part of your therapy, as you see fit
Another advantage of in-home therapy that may not be obvious has to do with the effectiveness of your therapy and the success of your outcomes. Much of what Occupational Therapy addresses involves direct interaction with your environment. For all of us, environment either helps or hinders our success with occupational performance. Because we are working on occupation and we are working in YOUR environment, the outcomes of your therapy will be better. Compare this to working in the almost sterile environment of a rehab facility which are often tiled, well-lit and wide open. However, this in no way simulates the home in which we live!!
An while you may be discharged from an outpatient facility because you are deemed "independent", that does not ensure that you will be independent in your own home, where it truly counts!!