| It was not until the 1980, that respite and crisis | | | | and needs. The plan an active program to meet |
| care programs began to flourish. Respite and crisis | | | | daily social, recreational and rehabilitative needs of |
| care programs; help and assist families | | | | individual. Develop a treatment plan and monitor |
| It is an adult day centre that provides respite and | | | | participants regularly. |
| therapeutic care for cognitively and physically | | | | They provide referrals to other community |
| impaired older adults. | | | | services if needed, in-house services such as |
| The centres provide a break to the carers who | | | | personal care, transportation, meals counselling and |
| are caring for a dear one who is frail or has a | | | | a secure environment |
| disability. | | | | They improve the independence and quality of life |
| The Respite Centre provide health services, | | | | for people with a disability or chronic disease, and |
| therapeutic services, and social activities for | | | | assist people to maximise their independence and |
| people with Alzheimers disease and related | | | | their ability to manage everyday tasks |
| dementia, chronic illnesses, traumatic brain injuries, | | | | Assistive Technology available: - |
| developmental disabilities, and other problems that | | | | Ø Aids for daily living: |
| increase their care needs. | | | | Devices that help in daily living and independence |
| The Carers are able to have a day free to do | | | | include modified eating utensils, adapted books, |
| tasks other then their normal routine of caring for | | | | pencil holders, page turners, dressing aids, adapted |
| there patient. | | | | personal hygiene aids. |
| The patients interact socially share in stimulating | | | | Ø Alternative communication: |
| activities, receive physical or speech therapy and | | | | Devices and systems that help people with |
| receive assistance with the activities of daily living | | | | speech impairments or low vocal volume |
| with dignity. | | | | communicate: speech-generating devices, |
| Their program provide activities such as | | | | communication software, voice amplification aids. |
| reminiscence, nutritious meals; transportation; case | | | | Ø Mobility aids: |
| management; recreation and exercise; nursing | | | | Devices that help people move within their |
| care; education; family counselling; and | | | | environments: electric or manual wheelchairs, |
| occupational, speech and physical therapies. | | | | modifications of vehicles for travel, scooters, |
| There are three types of adult day care: | | | | crutches, canes and walkers. |
| Ø Adult day social care | | | | Ø Seating and positioning: |
| Provides social activities, meals, recreation, and | | | | To help people perform a range of daily tasks: |
| some health-related services. | | | | Adapted seating cushions, standing tables, |
| Ø Adult day health care | | | | positioning belts, braces, cushions and wedges that |
| Offers more intensive health, therapeutic, and | | | | provide body support |
| social services for individuals with severe medical | | | | Ø Computer access aids: |
| problems and forthose at risk of nursing home | | | | Head sticks, light pointers, modified or alternate |
| care | | | | keyboards, switches activated by pressure, sound |
| Ø Alzheimers specific adult day care | | | | or voice, touch screens, special software, and |
| Provides social and health services, only to | | | | voice to text software. |
| persons with Alzheimers or related dementia. | | | | Ø Environmental controls: |
| Occupational therapy is a health profession that | | | | Electronic systems that help people control |
| works to help individuals gain or regain skills that | | | | various appliances, switches for telephone, TV, or |
| are essential for that person happy, safe and | | | | other appliances which are activated by pressure, |
| meaningful existence. | | | | eyebrows or breath. |
| They are skilled in functional assessment and | | | | Ø Home/Workplace modifications: |
| rehabilitation, promoting independence in tasks at | | | | Structural adaptations that remove or reduce |
| home, work, school and leisure, achieve goals and | | | | physical barriers: ramps, lifts, bathroom changes, |
| outcomes that are important to them and their | | | | automatic door openers, expanded doorways. |
| lifestyle | | | | Ø Prosthetics and orthotics: |
| They work with people of all ages with a variety | | | | Replacement or augmentation of body parts with |
| of conditions, including those who have: | | | | artificial limbs or other orthotic aids such as splits |
| Ø A traumatic injury | | | | or braces. |
| Ø Developed an illness | | | | Ø Sensory aids for vision/hearing impaired: |
| Ø Low self esteem or reduced social skills | | | | Aids such as magnifiers, Braille and speech output |
| Ø Developmental delays or learning | | | | devices, large print screens, hearing aids, visual |
| difficulties | | | | alerting systems, telecommunication devices. |
| Ø Neurological conditions (eg. Stroke) | | | | Ø Recreation: |
| Ø Symptoms associated with ageing | | | | Such devices to enable participation in sports, |
| Ø A mental health condition | | | | social, cultural events. Examples include audio |
| Occupational therapists provide a wide range of | | | | description for movies, adaptive controls for video |
| services, including: | | | | games, adaptive fishing rods, cuffs for grasping |
| Ø Rehabilitation - physical, neurological, | | | | paddles or racquets, seating systems for boats. |
| psychosocial and developmental | | | | "Assistive Technology is a term for any device, |
| Ø Activities of daily living | | | | system or design, whether acquired commercially |
| Ø Environmental assessments | | | | or off the shelf, modified or customised, that |
| Ø Home and community living skills | | | | allows an individual to perform a task that they |
| Ø Counselling and psycho-education | | | | would otherwise be unable to do, or increase the |
| Before Admission | | | | ease and safety with which a task can be |
| The centre conducts an individual needs | | | | performed. |
| assessments to determine the persons abilities | | | | |