Marguerite wolf

Outpatient Occupational Therapy Benefit By Marguerite Wolf, Founder KARE For Homes LLC You are sitting in a therapist's office, or maybe on the phone with a scheduler, trying to figure out how to get more help for your loved one. And somewhere in the back of your mind, you are thinking: I have no idea what Medicare actually covers, and I am terrified of getting a bill I can't pay. You are not alone. Medicare is one of the most confusing systems family caregivers navigate — and most people are...

This Memorial Day, I want to talk about something I see in my work that doesn't get talked about enough. I'm an occupational therapist. I've spent thirty-two years in people's homes — and for the past several years, I've been doing that work in hospice. I sit with people at the end of their lives, in the homes where they raised their families, and I try to make those final months as safe and as dignified as possible. A lot of those people are veterans. Sacrifice made-support owed And a lot of...

Falls are the #1 cause of injury death in adults over 65. OT Marguerite Wolf explains what falls are really signaling — and what family caregivers can do about it.