What is the value of home safety assessments?
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Home safety assessments (HSAs) improve occupational therapy clients’ safety within their individual homes. However, a lack of available staffing and funding to conduct these assessments exists. This study explores the return on investment for home safety assessments completion. Currently, occupational therapy students get little to no training about what a home safety assessment is, how to complete one, or how to advocate for a client to receive one if the subject is not built into their curriculum. This study will justify the continuation of home safety assessments provided as part of University of Missouri’s Occupational Therapy (MUOT’s) pro bono clinic. Additionally, the research will be used to update educational materials utilized by MUOT to improve health professional students’ didactic learning and experiential lab components.
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