ADL & IADL

  • About Me

    Cheryl Hall
    Occupational Therapist
    Maryland, United States

    Welcome to a site devoted to sharing experience, knowledge and resources to make your job of being a great therapist a lot easier.

    I have been an occupational therapist for more than 30 years. I graduated from San Jose State University with degrees in Occupational Therapy, Gerontology, and Early Child Development. My passion is working with adults and children in home health but I have also worked in rehab, sub-acute rehab, hand therapy, transitional living for TBI, and hospital-based outpatient settings.

  • Previous Posts

OT and Adaptive Sports

by Cheryl Hall on January 29th, 2024

Play is most often associated with OTs working with a pediatric population, which is fair, since play is a critical component of child development. But I would argue that play is just as important for adults being treated by OT. We all know that the more people move, the more…

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Walker Safety

by Cheryl Hall on May 12th, 2021

42%

by Cheryl Hall on April 23rd, 2021

42% or 5,000,000 older adults in the U. S. do not have basic assistive equipment that could keep them safe and in their home. This shocking and sad statistic was the result of a study out of the University of California, San Francisco. These adults had difficulty with ADLs or…

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OTs Teach Dressing Strategies

by Cheryl Hall on January 15th, 2021

Resource Links for Occupational Therapists

by Cheryl Hall on March 1st, 2019

When researching the 7th edition of the Occupational Therapy Toolkit, I found many outstanding supplemental resources. So I have curated and organized this information into over 30 categories that you can access on my website under Links/Resources. I hope that as an Occupational Therapist, you find it useful to have…

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