Get to the office, look at the referrals that have come in on the computer, pop them on the spreadsheet so the team can see what work we have coming in.
Check my emails after a day off- 16 unread, not too bad! One voicemail to listen to.
Care Support lead comes for chat- asks Occupational Therapist to speak to Customers who may be achieving their aims (therefore allowing new people to enter the service).
Telephone calls to Customers and then complete closures for ones who agree to stop having reablement care support as they are completing the task themselves.
Print up paperwork to take on a visit to review someone having reablement support via a local care agency. Customer has been at home for two weeks but already presented back at A+E and may have some cognitive issues. Prior to visit, family call and inform Occupational Therapist that Customer has been re-admitted over 48 hours therefore visit cancelled.
Occupational Therapist tries to arrange another visit to another Customer that requires their care and equipment needs reviewed, no such luck. Occupational Therapist realises she has an oil leak, so is quite thankful no more visits today.
Occupational Therapist spends the rest of the day focusing on paperwork and ordering equipment for other Customers already seen. Oh and trying to remember to squeeze in lunch!
So, whilst this doesn't demonstrate much in terms of the visit content, it does demonstrate how often our day changes rapidly from one day to the next, and from what may have been originally planned. It also highlights how important transport is to our role and how it effects the work we can do.
Is your day quite varied and fluid or are your days more predictable? I'd love to hear :)
Check my emails after a day off- 16 unread, not too bad! One voicemail to listen to.
Care Support lead comes for chat- asks Occupational Therapist to speak to Customers who may be achieving their aims (therefore allowing new people to enter the service).
Telephone calls to Customers and then complete closures for ones who agree to stop having reablement care support as they are completing the task themselves.
Print up paperwork to take on a visit to review someone having reablement support via a local care agency. Customer has been at home for two weeks but already presented back at A+E and may have some cognitive issues. Prior to visit, family call and inform Occupational Therapist that Customer has been re-admitted over 48 hours therefore visit cancelled.
Occupational Therapist tries to arrange another visit to another Customer that requires their care and equipment needs reviewed, no such luck. Occupational Therapist realises she has an oil leak, so is quite thankful no more visits today.
Occupational Therapist spends the rest of the day focusing on paperwork and ordering equipment for other Customers already seen. Oh and trying to remember to squeeze in lunch!
So, whilst this doesn't demonstrate much in terms of the visit content, it does demonstrate how often our day changes rapidly from one day to the next, and from what may have been originally planned. It also highlights how important transport is to our role and how it effects the work we can do.
Is your day quite varied and fluid or are your days more predictable? I'd love to hear :)
