Healthcare Professionals

For Healthcare Professionals

Your patients deserve a safe home
to come back to.

We partner with OTs, discharge planners, case managers, social workers, and physicians across Hawai’i to ensure patients leave clinical settings with a home environment that actually supports their recovery and independence.

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From One Clinician to Another

We speak your language because we come from your world.

Thrive for Life was founded by occupational therapists. We understand documentation standards, discharge timelines, payor requirements, and the clinical complexity of getting a patient home safely. When you refer a patient to us, you’re not handing them off to a contractor. You’re extending your care team.

We provide clear, clinical documentation. We work within your timelines. We communicate back to you throughout the process. And we only recommend what the patient’s assessment actually supports.

“Consider us an extension of your discharge planning process not a vendor, a partner.”

What we provide your team

→ Written clinical home assessment reports
→ Functional capacity documentation
→ Home modifications specifications
→ Equipment recommendations with clinical rationale
→ Progress updates and follow-up documentation

The Evidence Base

Research supports the role of occupational therapy.

medical conditions studied

30 days

readmission period measured

Association

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.

Read the Research →

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

Make Your Home
Accessible with No Money
Down

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.

Learn More ABOUT HFS financing

Ready to refer a patient?

To start a referral, call 808-797-2590 or use our contact form to share your professional contact details and a brief description of the accessibility service needed. Please do not include medical records or sensitive patient information in the general contact form. Our team will confirm the next steps and how to provide referral documentation.

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808-797-2590

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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