{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Home Accessibility Therapist Podcast","title":"S1E26: Therapist Thursday | Kristy on Building a Mobile OT Practice and Home Safety Service in Southern California","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3016,"description":"Summary\nIn this Therapist Thursday episode, Sue Doyle, PhD, OTR/L talks with Kristy, an occupational therapist with over 20 years of experience and a mobile Medicare Part B outpatient practice in Southern California, about weaving home modifications and safety assessments into her business. Kristy shares how years in SNFs and home health, plus advanced training, broadened her understanding of equipment and funding so she can be a stronger resource to older adults and their families who want to stay safely at home.\nWhat you’ll learn in this episode:\nHow Kristy’s career path from SNF to home health to launching her own mobile outpatient practice revealed major gaps in home safety knowledge and access, and why those experiences pushed her to specialize in home modifications alongside hands-on clinical care.\nPractical ways she now approaches home safety and equipment, from moving beyond “Medicare-only” DME options to using specialty products and vendor expos, and applying what she learned in the CHAT program to match the right solutions to real homes, clients, and conditions.\nBusiness and lifestyle insights on credentialing with Medicare, blending Part B services with home mods, deciding how full a caseload to carry, and using the flexibility of private practice to align work with personal values, family needs, and long-term plans to shift even more toward home modifications over time.\nGuest details and links:\nKristy Yaya\nWebsite: https://mobileotsolutions.com/about/\nLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kristy-yaya-682a2b283\nResources mentioned:\nCertified Home Accessibility Therapist (CHAT): https://www.thehomeaccessibilitytherapist.com/CHAT\nAll Courses: https://www.thehomeaccessibilitytherapist.com/courses\nConnect with The Home Accessibility Therapist:\nWebsite: https://www.thehomeaccessibilitytherapist.com/\nBlog: https://thehomeaccessibilitytherapist.blog/\nJoin the newsletter: https://www.thehomeaccessibilitytherapist.com/Newsletter\nJoin  our Facebook Group:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/O7b2v0bIVVQSLB9XFpnyi7hQtbZrHAnizF-YFWT6G1o/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hZWYz/MTdlZjJjOTAxODEy/NTM1ZGZmYTg3NzNm/YTkwYy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}