Rehab for the Functional Aging Adult

Andrew Morgan, PT, DPT, MBA

Online Course

Includes all course content in digital format

Prerequisites Required
6 hours - Provided by Summit Professional Education

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Description

The population of older adults in the United States continues to grow, but many of those adults are staying active well into their 80s. Studies show that an active lifestyle can slow the "normal" age-related changes that older adults frequently experience. Reducing fall risk and improving functional independence are essential roles of the home health therapist. Stay current with effective treatment approaches to improve outcomes and your patients' quality of life.

This course will explain that while no longer playing football, the geriatric "athlete" can be viewed through a sports medicine lens. Clinicians just need to understand the"sport". This practical one-day course will provide easy to implement therapeutic exercises and interventions in order to yield optimal outcomes. Participants will learn through the use of lab* techniques, case studies, and problem-based learning strategies. Clinicians will return to their clinics or patients' homes with new ways to progress patients and improve long- term adherence to exercise programs.

*Hands on lab will be modified for Web based delivery formats into recorded demonstrations

Highlights

  • Understand "normal" age-related changes and what we can do to slow them
  • Immediate, quick, and easy modifications to therapeutic exercises to progress patients and improve adherence
  • Gain a multidisciplinary approach of assessment to get the most out of your treatment for issues such as bariatrics, neurological disorders, respiratory issues, cancer, chronic pain, low visual impairments, dementia and movement disorders
  • Outcome-based methods for identifying those at risk for falls and reducing the risk
  • Effective methods for documenting skilled care from evaluation to discharge
  • Hands-on lab practice for fall-risk assessment, function- based exercise, and balance

Learning Objectives

  1. Implement effective strategies to identify and reduce risk for falls in older adults.
  2. Evaluate geriatric age-related changes that adversely affect functional mobility.
  3. Assess the effectiveness of various interventions including impairment-based exercise and function-based exercise in measurably improving function.
  4. Utilize effective documentation techniques to indicate skilled care and reduce risk of denials.
  5. Discuss evidence-based methods to improve adherence to home exercise programs.
  6. Develop an effective multidisciplinary approach that addresses a patient's functional needs.

Course Content

Rehab for the Functional Aging Adult
SCORM Package
Next Steps
Module
  1. Understanding the "Normal" Aging Adult
    1. Musculoskeletal changes
    2. Cardiovascular changes
    3. Age-related diagnoses
    4. Managing the changes
  2. Best Practices for Therapeutic Exercise Selection, Instruction, and Implementation
        Defining impairments
      • Bariatrics
      • Neurological Disorders
      • Respiratory
      • Cancer
      • Chronic Pain
      • Low visual Impairments
      • Dementia
      • Movement disorders
      • Exercises for range of motion, strength, and endurance
      • Appropriate exercise progression
  3. Hands-On Lab
  4. The Assessment of Functional Status in the Older Adult
    1. Defining functional limitations
    2. Assessment of functional status
    3. Postural changes
    4. Function-based exercises
    5. Functional progression
  5. Treatment for Balance Disorders and Reducing the Risk for Falls
    1. Evidence-based balance assessment tools
    2. Risk factors
    3. Patient-based vs environmental fall risks
    4. Balance training to reduce fall risk
    5. Multidisciplinary approach
    6. Hands-On Lab
  6. Improving Adherence and Compliance to the Exercise Program
    1. Barriers to adherence
    2. Facilitators to adherence
    3. Designing a program
    4. Resources for long-term adherence
  7. Accurately Documenting Skilled Services for Improved Reimbursement
    1. Setting goals
    2. The assessment
    3. The reason for referral, a reason to get paid
    4. What is skilled intervention? Does it match the plan ofcare?
    5. Explanation of homebound status
    6. Documentation Lab

*Hands on lab will be modified for Web based delivery formats into recorded demonstrations

Andrew Morgan, PT, DPT, MBA, COS-C is a Doctor of Physical Therapy with over 18 years of clinical experience. Andrew has worked with patients in all clinical settings, but the majority of his experience is in the home health setting. Andrew is currently the Director of Therapy Service and Alternate Administrator with a 6-location home health company based in San Antonio, TX. Andrew is an energetic and interactive speaker who is constantly reviewing and refining best practice guidelines as current research dictates. He earned his Master and Doctor of Physical Therapy from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Andrew is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), Texas Physical Therapy Association, as well as the home health section. He enjoys cooking and triathlons.

DISCLOSURES

FINANCIAL: Andrew Morgan is compensated by Summit as an instructor and by Optum Healthcare as the Director of Therapy Service and Alternate Administrator.

NONFINANCIAL: Andrew Morgan is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), Texas Physical Therapy Association, as well as the home health section.

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