title: The occupational therapist on a geriatric rehabilitation team.
abstract: This article describes a rehabilitation services team at a skilled nursing facility. The objectives were to explore what occupational therapy can offer nursing home residents and to provide a model in the delivery of rehabilitation services to the institutionalized elderly. Emphasis is placed upon program structure and rationale, staff interrelationships, and the role of the occupational therapist on the team.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005853:Geriatrics; D006801:Humans; D009735:Nursing Homes; D009788:Occupational Therapy; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D012046:Rehabilitation