Innovative Aging Episode 13: Aging in Place: How Do We Navigate the Reimbursement Gap?

Join host Carol Chiang, OTR/L, CAPS, ECHM, CHAMP, as she sits down with expert occupational therapists Dawn Heiderscheidt, OTR/L, CAPS, and Sydney Marshman, OTD, OTR/L, BCG. In this episode, our guests share their extensive experience navigating the financial realities of home modifications, blending evidence-based frameworks with creative funding strategies. You will discover how to push past traditional medical models, advocate for the innate value of therapy, and build an intentional local network to actionably overcome client coverage gaps.Learning OutcomesAnalyze the evidence around the cost-efficiency of proactive home modifications and the clinical limitations of evidence-based programs or grant-funded assistance programsApply practical, evidence-based strategies to actionably address client financial barriers across varying income levels, utilizing creative funding solutions and tiered home modificationsSolve patient case scenarios utilizing community resources to optimize client-centered aging-in-place goals while considering reimbursement gapsTimestamps(00:00:00) Welcome(00:00:05) Celebrating the Innovative Aging podcast(00:00:53) The financial reality of aging in place(00:03:04) Introducing expert guests Dawn and Sydney(00:05:38) Research and cost-benefit analysis in home modifications(00:11:04) Understanding the CAPABLE and HARP models(00:18:24) Nonprofit partnerships and their challenges(00:22:55) Navigating coverage gaps in home modifications(00:26:12) Creative solutions for aging in place(00:29:14) Financial planning for home modifications(00:31:44) High-impact home modifications(00:35:50) The real-life impact of home modifications(00:41:30) Key takeaways and future directionsInnovative Aging is brought to you by Medbridge. If you’d like to earn continuing education credit for listening to this episode and access bonus takeaway handouts, log in to your Medbridge account and navigate to the course where you’ll find accreditation details. If applicable, complete the post-course assessment and survey to be eligible for credit. The takeaway handout on Medbridge gives you the key points mentioned in this episode, along with additional resources you can implement into your practice right away.If you’d like to subscribe to Medbridge, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.medbridge.com/pricing/