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1. Home visit
Md. Saddam Hossain
Lecturer in Occupational Therapy
BHPI, CRP, Savar, Dhaka-1343.

2. What is Home Visit?
A visit made by a health professional (HP) to a patient's home.

3. Why do home visit?
- To assess the environment that the client will return to home
- To observe the client’s ability to function in his/her natural
environment

4. Who participates?
- Therapist, to identify potential areas of difficulty
- Client, to discuss and demonstrate potential areas of difficulty
- Family, to discuss their concerns
- Other staff (such as social welfare) who might be able to assist
the therapist and family in identifying and resolving problem
areas

5. Types of Home Visit
There are many types of home visits and different reasons for
doing them. Some common types are:
1. Pre-discharge home visit
2. Discharge home visit
3. Post-discharge home visit
4. Community home visit

6. Preparing for the visit
Before a visit, therapist should also ensure
- Client/family permission is obtained to conduct the visit
- Address is known
- Transport has been arranged
- S/he has a tape-measure, note book and pen
- S/he has thought about and obtained any necessary equipment
or aids that are specially required (remember, thought the
therapist will always emphasize construction and design of
locally make equipment using local skills and materials).

7. What do I need to think about the
physical/structural environment?
Cost
Location/access
Entrance
Interior-general
Kitchen
Bathing area

8. • Toileting area
• Bedroom
• Object availability and accessibility
• Visual and auditory cues
• Safety

9. Special consideration for assessing the environment
Environmental
dimension
Special consideration
Physical disability Cognitive disability
Safety
Availability &
accessibility
Clutter/cues
Are there tripping
hazards?
Are there ramps to the
entrance?
Are paths clear?
Is medication
accessible?
Are objects labeled?
Are surfaces free of
objects which offer
different cues?

10. Other special consideration
1. Pattern of use
Access How does the person get into the room?
Can the person get into the room (safely and independently)
Objects What objects are in the room?
Can the person use the objects in the room (safely and independently)?
Service/utilities What services/utilities are in the room e.g. power, lighting, gas
Can the person access the services/utilities
Path of travel What is the pathway through the room
Can the person negotiate this pathway
Furnishings what furnishings are in the room
floor coverings
can the person transfer on/off/to/from these
Mobility outside the home to
marketplace
How does the person get out of the home
What are the access ways like outside of the home
Can the person negotiate these pathways (safely and independently)
What transport is available
Can the person catch the transport
When you walk through a room think about:

11. 2. Exterior
3. External access
4. Interior

12. THANKS TO ALL