How to get paid for home modification evaluations and consultations.

Occupational therapists are uniquely trained and a perfect fit to be leaders in the home modifications for accessibility realm.  Unfortunately it seems that builders with CAPS training (a 3-day course) seem to be seen as the experts.  I think as OT's we need to figure out how to market and to get paid for our part in the home modification process. 

Please take this short survey to help to explain your role in home modifications (either in your own business or as an employee for someone else).  The answers from the survey will be posted back to everyone who participates and used at the AOTA conference to promote OTs working in home modifications. 

There is enough work for everyone in the home modifications field we just need to promote well enough to be recognized as leaders, by helping one another out we can go a long way. 

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* 1. If you would like to join our group of OTs and COTAs with businesses, starting businesses or working in home modifications, please put your email address in here.

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* 2. Are you an OT or a COTA?

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* 3. Where do you practice?  (I'm in Michigan, USA)

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* 4. Do you own your own home modification business or do you do home evaluations for an employer?

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* 5. What is your business or job in home modifications?
 (For instance, I am an OT with 2 businesses one (www.barrierfreeot.com) that does home evaluations for accessibility and follow up therapy and occasionally other home OT, and another business (www.functionalhomes.net) which is a design and construction business.)

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* 6. Who is your target market, the people you do home evaluations for? For me its people who have been catastrophically injured in car accidents or on-the-job.

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* 7. Who pays for your evaluations and designs?

For me it is typically auto insurance or workman's comp. or attorneys, sometimes private pay.

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* 8. What are your sources of income including your best source of income in the home modification business?  Please be as specific as you are comfortable being, hopefully we can use this to promote each other and our profession.

For instance I make money on evaluations, designs, construction, and adaptive equipment.

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* 9. Is there anything more you'd like to add or comment on?  Thank you for taking this survey and good luck on all your endeavors.

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