Nearly 800,000 Americans suffer from a stroke each year.[1] That leaves many survivors with the tough task of relearning. They have to start parts of their life over as they work on walking, talking, and even processing and remembering as they once did. And, it leaves many family members and loved ones with the challenge …
Sue Paul COO,OTR/L has been the Chief Operating Officer of Baker Rehab Group since 2002. Ms. Paul has held certifications in geriatrics through the American Occupational Therapy Association and served as AOTA representative for the End of Life Practice Recommendations for the National Alzheimer’s Association in Washington D.C. She is the author of the Head, …
Some of our occupational therapists are BRG employees. Some are independent contractors who run their own businesses. Regardless of their relationship to BRG, we need to celebrate their amazing contributions to the Occupational Therapy profession. In years past, we’ve celebrated OT month with cupcakes or pins, but giving the therapists a little appreciation isn’t quite …
How Occupational Therapy Can Help By Mary Schwartz, OTR/L “We just can’t make your glasses any stronger.” To many individuals with low vision, this is a frequently heard statement from eye care professionals. It is estimated than one in four people over the age of 80 are affected by low vision. As the population ages …
By Brittainy Wierzbicki, OT One of the hardest things about being an Occupational Therapist (OT) is getting our patients to follow through with our recommendations. This includes home exercise programs, adaptive equipment recommendations, adaptive equipment recommendations, and anything else we ask our patients to do. It doesn’t matter how awesome our interventions are or how …
As home health therapists, we stumble into all kinds of circumstances. When occupational therapist Erin King met a family living in dire conditions, she took action. “This is a family who is doing everything right, but can’t get a break,” Erin explained. “They are a lovely couple with an adult son who is developmentally disabled. …
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Client Care Facilitator (CCF) in Montgomery County, Maryland Friends of Baker Rehab Group, here’s a therapist you just have to meet. Connie Mulloy is an occupational therapist and serves as a Client Care Facilitator (CCF) for Baker Rehab Group in Montgomery County, Maryland. Connie brings nearly 30 years of clinical expertise to our team, and …
You know her… everybody does. She has been in and out of so many homes in Frederick County over the last 13 years that it is very likely that if she wasn’t in your home, she was at your neighbor’s, and she passed you on the street. And she waved. She’s like that. Theresa Davis …
This month’s spotlight on excellence shines on Mary Schwartz, occupational therapist, and her tireless dedication to her low vision clients. Low vision is broad term used to describe anyone who has a primary eye condition or visual deficits caused by other diseases. The most common causes of low vision include macular degeneration, glaucoma, cataracts, and …
I am brimming with such pride and admiration that, being without a platform or mountaintop to holler from, I felt had no choice but to hijack John Baker’s blog while he is on vacation. I’ll ask his forgiveness later. But for now I must share with you some warm fuzzies- the kind that leave a …
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