Who benefits the most from what you do?
- Works with all age groups but majority older people
What do you enjoy most about your profession / daily work life?
- Helping others, not having to be sitting all day, being active and busy
What do you enjoy least about your profession / daily work life?
- The pay and how busy it is
What problems exist in your field of work that you would like to see solved?
- Insurance issues
- How busy it is
- Treating one on one is rare, can’t focus on person at a time
- Only three options for cardio recovery
- Treadmill, recumbent bike, stationary bike
What tools/devices do you use the most often?
- Goniometer – Measures range of motion
- Inclomenter – Also measures range of motion
- Blood pressure cups
- Heart Rate monitors
- Hoyer lift – Lift people into the air to transfer them from their bed to their wheelchair
- Sara lift – similar to Hoyer lift
Have you ever encountered an issue with a tool or device you use?
- Aren’t always working the most,
- Sarah lift and Hoyer lift have to be charged often
- Issues with the charging part
Are there any devices that you think more people should have access to in their own homes or in general?
- The Hoyer lift electronic version is not covered by insurance.
- It is really expensive so they have to buy a mechanical lift, which is more difficult to use.
- More access to the electronic version at a lower price would be better. All the devices are pretty expensive and insurance doesn’t cover it.
If you could have any additional tool or device, what would it do?
- Better blood pressure cups, some take blood pressure heart rate and pulse ox but aren’t always working.
- A more consistent device would be helpful
Where do you see your profession heading in the future?
- Big shift towards less insurance coverage and more cash based practices