Date of Award
5-1-2023
Degree Name
Occupational Therapy, OTD
Document Type
Capstone
First Advisor
Amanda Mohler
Second Advisor
Abby Grubb
Subject Categories
Medicine and Health Sciences | Occupational Therapy | Rehabilitation and Therapy
Abstract
Ultimately, residents’ engagement in leisure activities within assisted living facilities are crucial to increase their overall quality of life, self-esteem, and longevity. The lack of activity coordinators not providing resident-centered activities promotes the need for meaningful leisure activity programs to decrease occupational deprivation. Occupational therapists’ primary obligation is to promote independence within assisted-living facilities and any client they are presented with. OTs determine what their clients identify as meaningful to them in their daily occupations. They have a unique perspective on health and wellness, allowing them to design programs that focus on the benefits of providing meaningful and productive occupations that enhance quality of life in older adults.
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Recommended Citation
Watson, Mabry, "Developing Meaningful Leisure Activities for Residents in an Assisted-Living Facility" (2023). Occupational Therapy Doctoral Capstones. 31.
https://arch.astate.edu/nhp-ot-cap/31
