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Life can be a challenge for Healthcare Providers when treating clients with cognitive issues. There are many causes such as Alzheimer’s, Dementia, and other brain disorders that make it difficult for sufferers to think clearly, remember things, solve problems and live safely. Personality changes and behaviors can be problematic.  These difficulties can be magnified with new environments, pain, fatigue, emotional upset and a decline in general health, the very thing that often brings... Read More

Many of us have visions and goals about what our retirement will be like... perhaps you dream of a winter home on the beach or a hiking a trail in a national park.  As senior adults age, often illness and disability quickly influence those retirement dreams, on a different path then desired or expected.   Here’s where Occupational Therapy can help…enabling each individual to live life to its’ fullest! 

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The community of members that makes up NARA is our greatest experience. The wealth of experience, knowledge and resources that is shared within our organization benefits everyone who is a part of it. If you haven’t joined NARA yet, or are thinking about joining, you might want to consider signing up for a trial membership. It allows you to draw on all the benefits of full membership, but at a reduced price.

Some of these benefits include:

Whether... Read More

The problem of non-payment is one that’s only set to grow in the coming years. Due to the overhauls in health care regulation, an increasing number of patients are now responsible for covering part of their visit. Here are a few tips on how to prevent non-payment, and what to do when you run into it:

We mentioned this in last week’s blog. Have your office staff perform the due-diligence before... Read More

No matter what field of therapy you’re in, going it on your own is tough. If you have an independent practice, you may find yourself struggling to keep a steady cash flow going. Below are a few suggestions for how to keep your clinic profitable:

Before your patient ever walks through the door, make sure your staff is can answer the basic questions regarding their coverage and payment. Do they have a deductible? How high is it?... Read More

You threw your hat in the air, you hugged your parents, you posed for pictures outside your school. You’ve successfully graduated from therapy school and are in the adult world. On behalf of everyone in the industry, we would like to say welcome!

For today’s blog, we thought we would give tips to new grads about what to expect when entering the profession:

Some places will have weekend hours, so you need to account... Read More

At first glance, doing contract work might be the last thing you want, professionally. After all, as a health professional, you have a major impact on your community. Not to mention the benefits of settling down, buying a house or raising the kids in the same school system.

However, there are a number of advantages to doing contract work, and we thought we would take some time in today’s blog to outline them:

It’s... Read More