{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Home Accessibility Therapist Podcast","title":"S1E11: Blog-to-Audio | Why a Checklist Is Not Enough: Elevating Your OT Home Mod Assessments","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1266,"description":"Why a Checklist Is Not Enough: Elevating Your OT Home Mod AssessmentsThis episode is an audio version of our blog, “Why a Checklist Is Not Enough: Elevating Your OT Home Mod Assessments.” Sue Doyle, PhD, OTR/L walks through the limitations of checklist-based home safety visits and shows you how to bring deeper observation, clinical reasoning, and occupation-focused analysis into your assessments so you can make truly effective, defensible recommendations for your clients.In this episode, we cover:Why relying on home safety checklists alone can leave critical risks unaddressed, including how two clients with identical “checked boxes” can have completely different fall and safety profiles based on insight, cognition, habits, and support.What checklists and standardized tools can and cannot do, and how to move beyond environment-centric box checking to person- and occupation-centered assessment that looks at real movement patterns, transfer strategies, fatigue, and how equipment is actually used.Practical ways to deepen your home mod practice—observing meaningful tasks, sharpening your documentation language, and clarifying OT’s unique value—so you can shift from “form-completer” to confident, evidence-based home modification specialist.Read the full blog and see visuals:Read the article: https://thehomeaccessibilitytherapist.blog/2026/05/26/why-a-checklist-assessment-is-not-enough-the-real-role-of-ot-in-home-modifications/View any photos, diagrams, or checklists mentioned in this episode on the blog.Related trainings and courses:Certified Home Accessibility Therapist (CHAT): https://www.thehomeaccessibilitytherapist.com/CHATAll Courses: https://www.thehomeaccessibilitytherapist.com/coursesStay connected:Website: https://www.thehomeaccessibilitytherapist.com/Blog: https://thehomeaccessibilitytherapist.blog/Join the newsletter: https://www.thehomeaccessibilitytherapist.com/NewsletterJoin  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}