Who plays the role of retraining clients to perform activities of daily living such as dressing, bathing, and eating?

• A. Doctors
• B. CHHA
• C. Social workers
• D. Occupational therapists

Answer: (D)

Occupational therapists specialize in helping people regain independence in daily tasks. They assess how a person currently performs activities like dressing, bathing, and eating, break each task into manageable steps, and develop a graded plan to retrain the skills. They use therapy techniques, practice with safe, repetitive activities, and introduce adaptive equipment or environmental changes to make tasks feasible and safe. In a home health setting, the CHHA may assist with ADLs, but the formal retraining and goal‑driven instruction come from the occupational therapist, who designs the rehabilitation plan and teaches strategies to perform these activities independently. Doctors handle medical management, and social workers address psychosocial needs and resources.