Resources
Guides for occupational therapists who do home assessments.
What the report needs, which measurements to record, how the documentation tools compare, and how funding works. Written by the OmaScan AI team and kept current.
The questions a privacy officer asks about an AI tool in home care, and what a good answer looks like
The twelve questions a privacy officer asks before approving an AI documentation tool for occupational therapy home visits, where each one comes from in PIPEDA, PHIPA, Alberta's HIA, Newfoundland and Labrador's PHIA and the 2025 and 2026 commissioner guidance on AI scribes, and what a complete vendor answer looks like.
3D scanning in occupational therapy home assessments: what it captures, and when it is worth it
What a phone LiDAR scan of a home adds to an OT assessment, how accurate the sensor is, when a scan is worth it and when a tape measure wins, and why the scan records the space while the OT still owns the measurement.
Home modification funding programs in Canada, by province and payer
Who pays for grab bars, ramps, stair lifts and bathroom conversions, in what order: the federal tax credits, every provincial and territorial housing program with its 2026 cap and intake window, the insurers that pay first, and the form the occupational therapist fills in for each.
How to write an occupational therapy home assessment report
Who reads the report and what each reader needs, the eight sections a complete report has, a room-by-room measurement checklist with Canadian reference points, and the six mistakes that get reports sent back by funders.
AI documentation tools for occupational therapists: the four kinds, and where home assessments differ
General scribes, therapy-specific scribes, EMR add-ons and home assessment assistants. What each does, nine questions to ask before you sign up, and the privacy obligations that do not change because software drafted the note.