Home Rehabilitation: Guide to Clinical Practice, 1e [Paperback]

Wendy K. Anemaet MS PT GCS ATC (Author), Michelle E. Moffa-Trotter PT GCS (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 30, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0323002854 | ISBN-13: 978-0323002851

HOME REHABILITATION: GUIDE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE is the first clinical reference for therapists practicing in the home care setting. It covers fundamentals, pediatric populations, adult populations, emergency situations, and pharmacology in home healthcare. A special section of appendices includes necessary reference information such as ICD-9 CM Common Therapy Diagnoses, listings of community organizations, HIM-11 Coverage of Services and Durable Medical Equipment, and a listing of suggested home care resources. A must have for any home care therapist!

• Describes over a hundred practical assessment tools and measures.
• Provides easy-to-retrieve and easy-to-access information in a convenient format.
• Includes forms and checklists that show the reader the tools needed in a home care environment.
• Includes documentation guidelines for appropriately filling out paperwork.
• Provides emergency procedures and protocols that can be accessed quickly in case of an emergency.
• Contains pharmacology information to give the therapist a quick reference guide to recognize side effects, drug interactions, and proper therapeutic medication level guidelines.
• Provides ICD-9 CM Common Therapy Diagnoses and HIM-11 Coverage of Services information regarding billing and insurance.
• Includes multidisciplinary tools helpful to physical therapists, occupational therapists and rehab nurses.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Wendy K. Anemaet, MS, PT, ATC, GCS, received her Master's degree from the university of Southern California. She is a full time home therapist with special experience as a contractor and staff therapist in both the Medicare and private insurance sectors.

Michelle E. Moffa-Trotter, BS, PT, GCS, is an Honors Scholar Graduate of the University of Connecticut Physical Therapy Program. She is a full time home care therapist working exclusively with geriatric patients.

Both Women implement aggressively innovative treatment approaches with their home care patients to maximize patient potential and attain optimum functional outcomes. They have extensive experience with documentation, state and federal regulations, utilization management,clinical education, and program development and implementation. Ms Moffa-Trotter and Ms. Anemaet have lectured nationally on the topic of home care and have authored clinically oriented articles relevant to home health. Both serveon the editorial boards of Physical Therapy in Perspective and Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation, and are editorial consultants for Advance publications. They have authored a practice-oriented text on home care called The User Friendly Home Care Handbook with a small press, Learning, Inc.

They have lectured to multi-disciplinary groups around the country for the past three years, and plan to continue their lectures for the next several years. Average annual attendance at their lectures, which is entitled "Home Care Reality: Effective Evaluation and Treatment" is approximately 500.

Product Details

• Paperback: 718 pages
• Publisher: Mosby (September 30, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0323002854
• ISBN-13: 978-0323002851
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #319,873 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #56 in Books > Medical Books > Nursing > Nursing Home Care

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource!, November 7, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Home Rehabilitation: Guide to Clinical Practice, 1e (Paperback)

I received "Home Rehabilitation: Guide to Clinical Practice" By Anemaet & Moffa-Trotter 2000 and LOVE it!
I think it is especially good for those new to home care.
It has sections on setting schedules, equipment, infection control, safety, regulations, medications, ethics, and pediatric and adult conditions. There is an extensive listing of evaluations, which are described in usable detail.
Common medications are listed by both generic and brand names, making them easy to track down, and side-effects are also listed.
I think it is a great reference!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Home Rehabilitation: Guide to Clinical Practice, February 8, 2007

By 

Alice V. Goodman "lonely PT doing home care" (TEXAS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Home Rehabilitation: Guide to Clinical Practice, 1e (Paperback)

I found this book surprisingly full of helpful info., and organized quite well. I have been able to use this book to review many things that I had gotten "rusty" on, in a concise, easy to follow, easy to find category index, with many useful & objective tests which make evals much easier, as well as creating a more quantitative set of data collecting. In the home health setting, we professionals are "on our own" per say, as there are usually no other references or personnel available in the home setting. I've really used this book a LOT since purchasing it, and found it to be an excellent resource! I purchased this book based on the Amazon tool of being able to look inside the book before purchase-great tool! It sold me!!

4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of helpful assessment tools, December 23, 2007

By 

Blair Tanner (Cary, NC) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Home Rehabilitation: Guide to Clinical Practice, 1e (Paperback)

Great for providing information on all types of rehab assessment tools, ethics, and quick emergency assessments and protocols. For a PT preparing to transition into home health, I have found this book helpful in understanding the focus of home health vs. my typical clinical practice. I also liked the section on questions for asking when interviewing for a position. I know this book can't include everything, but I would have appreciated some additional information and suggestions on practical matters such as basic home adaptation, handouts for caregivers (such as transfer training, positioning, etc.) and advice for working through the lengthy initial assessment tool for new patients.