Flora discusses her concerns with her GP at her next visit. The GP feels she has made considerable improvement. With Flora’s agreement, she is referred to an occupational therapist for further assessment with regard to return to driving.
The occupational therapist completes a functional assessment to determine Flora’s physical, cognitive and perceptual abilities.
Summary of Occupational Therapy assessment
- Flora is independently mobile within the house and uses her walking stick for outdoor mobility.
- She is able to use her left arm and hand for gross motor tasks but does not have fine motor functional return.
- However Flora is able to complete the majority of personal and household tasks using adaptive strategies e.g. using belly clamp and one touch tin opener when preparing food.
- She demonstrated cognitive and perceptual skills for complex domestic tasks i.e.
- Able to divide attention
- Able to adapt and improvise in unfamiliar situations
- There is now no evidence of residual visual inattention.
Page last reviewed: 15 Apr 2021
