Viewing the Dorset Care Record (DCR) enables Occupational Therapist (OT) Kevin Barlow to enhance client outcomes, saving time, preventing duplication of resources, and improving communication between health and social care services.
Kevin currently works as an OT in Adult Social Care Services for Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP) covering the Poole Town Locality. The OT work involves enabling clients, after illness or injury, to stay safe and independent in their own homes, through providing equipment and arranging home adaptations.
For example, if someone has had a stroke and is unable to use their bath, an OT would assess if equipment like a bath lift would meet the person’s need. If not, then an adaptation like a level access shower might be considered. Continue reading “Occupational Therapist finds Dorset Care Record an increasingly useful resource”
