Home-accessibility support for your discharge team
When stairs, bathroom access or everyday tasks raise questions about a return home, Thrive for Life can help you work through the next steps.
Our occupational therapist-led team works with discharge planners, case managers, social workers and rehabilitation professionals to connect the person’s needs with practical changes at home.
Help with the home-access questions on your list
- Understand the barriers. Review how the person uses entrances, bathrooms and other essential spaces, including the support available from caregivers.
- Give families a clear starting point. Help them understand the options and what needs further assessment before choosing equipment or modifications.
- Turn recommendations into a practical plan. Where commissioned, develop assessment documentation, equipment recommendations and modification specifications suited to the individual’s needs.
- Connect the people doing the work. Coordinate the agreed home-accessibility scope with families, referring professionals and contractors.
Start with a complimentary initial home-safety visit
A free phone consultation or initial in-home visit with an occupational therapist can help clarify the situation and appropriate next steps. Contact us to confirm location, availability and scope.
Formal clinical assessments, written reports and additional services are scoped separately. We will explain any fees and funding requirements before that work begins.
Occupational therapy expertise, connected to the work at home
Thrive for Life was founded by occupational therapists Damian Sempio and Catia Garell. Their experience connects daily function and home accessibility with practical project planning.
Clinical assessment and recommendations are provided by occupational therapists. Equipment installation and construction involve the appropriate technical professionals. Your treating team continues to guide care and discharge decisions.
The Evidence Base
Research supports the role of occupational therapy.
medical conditions studied
readmission period measured
not proof of cause and effect
A study published online in 2016 in Medical Care Research and Review linked higher hospital spending on occupational therapy with lower 30-day readmission rates for Medicare patients with heart failure, pneumonia or acute myocardial infarction. This was an association, not proof that home modifications alone prevent readmission. Our recommendations are based on each person’s needs and home environment.
Third-Party Payor Consulting
For insurance companies and managed care organizations.
We provide independent accessibility assessments and bid procurement services for health insurance companies, Medicaid waiver programs, disability trusts, auto insurance, and workers’ compensation plans.
Our process ensures contractors bid to a consistent clinical scope not their individual interpretation of what a patient needs. This apples-to-apples bid structure prevents both under-specification (which increases readmission risk) and over-specification (which inflates costs unnecessarily).
We can also review and audit recommendations from other providers to verify clinical accuracy and appropriate cost containment.
- Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waiver programs
- Workers' compensation and auto insurance
- Disability trusts and structured settlements
- Private health insurance and managed care plans
- VA and state Department of Health programs
Explore Financing for Your Home Accessibility Project
Thrive for Life can introduce HFS Home Improvement Loans as a financing option. Availability, approval and terms depend on the lender and your application.
How It Works
- 1-Minute Check: Scan the QR code. Uses a soft credit check so your credit score won’t drop.
- Lender Review: Approval, timing and loan terms depend on lender review.
- Direct Cash: Funds go straight to your account so you can pay contractors directly.
- Borrowing Limits: Any additional borrowing is subject to lender approval and limits.
Ask for a written financing illustration showing the loan amount, APR, fees, term and monthly payment.
Actual rates, terms, and payments will vary based on your final loan amount and credit profile.
Start a referral conversation
Tell us your name, organization, professional contact details, the island and the general home-access concern. If there is a target discharge date, include it so timing can be discussed before plans are made.
Please leave diagnoses, medical records and other sensitive patient details out of the general website form. Obtain the person’s permission before sharing their contact information, and ask us about the appropriate referral process.
Healthcare Professionals -
Case Managers, Service Coordinators, Discharge Planners, Social Workers
As occupational therapists and home modification specialists, we understand how to ensure patients have their medical and safety needs met first and foremost. We work with other healthcare professionals to ensure patients are given the appropriate level of support from discharge through living in their home. Consider us an extension of your discharge planning process.
Enhancing Outcomes, Decreasing Healthcare Costs
At Thrive For Life, our services extend beyond occupational therapy and home modifications. We work closely with discharge planners, case managers, insurance companies, and social workers to improve health outcomes for all. That means reducing readmissions and getting patients home safely, in less time.
A study published online in 2016 in Medical Care Research and Review linked higher hospital spending on occupational therapy with lower 30-day readmission rates for Medicare patients with heart failure, pneumonia or acute myocardial infarction. This was an association, not proof that home modifications alone prevent readmission. Read the research.
Third Party Payers: Medicaid, Workman’s Compensation, Auto Insurance, Disability Trusts, and Healthcare Insurance Companies
Nationwide Accessibility Expertise You Can Depend On
Our expertise in comprehensive approach that includes project management solutions are what position our services so uniquely. From an initial comprehensive accessibility assessment to identifying equipment specifications, re-designing spaces for access; we support the entire home modification process. We also provide virtual accessibility services nationwide.
We can also review and audit reports and recommendations provided by other service providers to ensure they are making accurate recommendations and containing costs based on the clients’ specific medical needs.
Third Party Accessibility Consulting Services
This program are suitable for health insurance companies, state Medicaid waiver programs, disability trusts, auto insurance, and workman’s compensation and insurance plans to include the management of these services, and bid procurement.
Once we have identified your client’s medical needs, we are then able to put together a bid package and have contractors provide estimates on the same scope of work, specifications, and building plans. This ensures that the contractors are bidding apples to apples and not what they individually think is needed for a client. Contractors are simply not able to provide the correct recommendations for clients who have complex medical needs. On occasion, a contractor may under or overestimate the needs and specifications; our involvement can play a vital role in improving outcomes and reducing unnecessary costs.
We Support Safer Outcomes For Patients, This Minimize Costs
Here Are Seven Reasons Insurance Companies Work With Us
Support safer transitions home
Our occupational therapists assess the person and the home environment to identify accessibility barriers and recommend appropriate modifications. We work with the care team to support discharge planning and safer daily activities at home. Recommendations are individualized; outcomes and costs vary with each person's needs.
Ease administrative burden
We are able to manage projects from beginning to end freeing up time and money that would otherwise be put on your employees. Our expertise in both home modifications and understanding the medical needs of patients remove unnecessary additional personnel resources.
Implement evidence-based practice to guide decisions
We consider relevant research alongside the person's abilities, routines and home layout. Recommendations such as grab-bar location and equipment selection are based on an individualized assessment, not a universal placement rule.
Support day-to-day safety
We consider how each person moves through the home, the support available from caregivers, and the equipment or modifications that may help. The assessment guides recommendations for the individual rather than a one-size-fits-all setup.
We are an extension of your case management or discharge planning process
We understand what it takes to manage someone’s care by knowing their diagnosis and specific medical needs; especially during discharge period. We are then able to be the eyes and ears by helping case managers and discharge planners make appropriate decisions regarding the care of their patients. This is beneficial especially when beds are needed in a hospital as patients are discharged more quickly to a home that is safe, set up with modifications and ready.
We bridge the gap between housing and healthcare by maintaining continuity of care
Housing and healthcare do not speak the same language. We are the “bridge” or “interpreters” between the two professions. Miscommunications between contractors and end clients or medical professionals can present costly disruptions and delays. Something we can ensure is avoided altogether.
We help maintain member retention, and ensure support positive community feedback
We have spent decades working with complex medical needs, as a result we understand how to work with all parties involved for a successful project. Communication with any project is absolutely key, and it’s something we do well to improve patients’ quality of life at home.
Thrive For Life can help minimize healthcare costs for all by improving patient safety and independence at home.
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