How do occupational therapists stay up-to-date when caring for older people living at home?

About the research

As an occupational therapist, how do you ensure that older people can continue to live independently and safely at home for as long as possible? That they can continue to drive their own car? Or that they can use public transport when that is no longer possible?

To better support occupational therapists working with older people living at home, Leen Bouckaert & her colleagues (Artevelde University of Applied Sciences) drew up a clinical guideline. In it, they pour the latest scientific insights on elderly care into concrete recommendations for occupational therapists.

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Leen Bouckaert

Arteveldehogeschool

The combination of creative thinking and working with people made Leen Bouckaert choose occupational therapy. Afterward, she turned out to have a specific interest in the elderly, so she specialised further in gerontology. She likes pioneering work, which she is able to achieve both in her work at the Artevelde Academy and in her job as a researcher. Leen likes to keep looking for new combinations in the world of clinical guidelines - elderly care and technology. Through multidisciplinary collaboration, she is able to explore the link between virtual reality and care and likes to contribute to reducing it.

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