Testimonials from
Higher-Ed Professionals
"Home for Life builds students' confidence ... and is consistently one of my (and my students) favorite activities to build skills in home safety and assessment."
Mackenzie Feldhacker
OTD, OTR/L, CLT-LANA
Assistant Professor
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Department of Occupational Therapy
" I enjoy using Home for Life in my course because it provides students the opportunity to utilize a practical home safety assessment that is engaging and reflective of real world occupational therapy practice. In addition to being online and easy to navigate, Home for Life is client-centered which allows students to focus on the unique needs and priorities of each client.
Using Home for Life builds students’ confidence in using an occupational therapy lens to evaluate barriers to safety and performance and their clinical reasoning to select and justify solutions for those barriers. Home for Life is consistently one of my (and my students) favorite activities to build skills in home safety and assessment. "
Gina Fox
OTD, OTR/L, BCPR
Assistant Teaching Professor,
Occupational Therapy Program
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE
Department of Occupational Therapy
" We use Home for Life Design for case-based assignments in class, as well as for service-learning opportunities with community dwelling older adults in the local community. The program helps students thoroughly problem solve through a client's needs, understand the endless possibilities that are available regarding home modifications and begin to develop their documentation skills as an occupational therapist.
Students always rave about the program and assignments/opportunities associated with it. I have incorporated the program into my courses for the past several years, and will definitely continue to do so! "
Sharon Holt & Jayne Yatczak
Professors
Occupational Therapy Program
EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
" We are excited to have our students use the Home 4 Life Design innovative web based platform. It provides students the opportunity to use a relevant and creative assessment to keep clients safe in their living environment and continue to engage in their meaningful occupations. "
Wanda Felix
Program Director - HUD Home Mods
Safe Homes/IMPACT
FINGER LAKES COMMUNITY ACTION
" For our HUD Home Mod projects, I don't know how we would survive without the Home for Life software…Every single person on the team uses it or goes to see it [in action]. It's good for adding information in from start to finish and everything in between. It's so user-friendly. I always tell people “if I can use it, you can” because I'm not good with any type of new technology. It meets all of our needs in every aspect with each HUD Home Mod recipient. We can track client progress whenever they need it.
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I'm just so glad and grateful for this partnership because it allows us to bring OT students into research to disseminate our home assessments for this project. "
Elizabeth Van Slochem
OT Student
Occupational Therapy Program
INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BEND
" It’s easy to take pictures and identify problem areas. The home assessment tool is helpful in guiding me throughout the OT process. The Accessibility Rating system was easy to use. "
Dianna Lundsford
OTS, OTR/L, CHT
Program Chair
GANNON UNIVERSITY
" This assignment, to assess a loved one for accessibility and safety within the home, is required for our advanced intervention course using the Home for Life software. As the instructor, I can see the students apply the course concepts and content, and critically think to provide solutions in the real-world setting.
Students consistently report how useful and practical the assignment is using the Home for Life software…The software allows the students to produce a professional and comprehensive report. ”
Paulina Graham
OTD, OTR/L, CLT
Occupational Therapy Program
PFIEFFER UNIVERSITY
" Home for Life Design provides students and practitioners with an easy way to quantify observations about home assessments, thereby improving quality scores and demonstrating the value of OT to insurance companies for clients opting to age in place.
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I was introduced to Carolyn Sithong during the NCOTA conference, and she is one of the most amazing occupational therapists I have ever met. She is highly motivated to provide the best services and is passionate about OT. She has developed a product called Home for Life Design, which is truly remarkable. "
Daniella Hauser
OTD, OTR/L
Assistant Professor
WINGATE UNIVERSITY
" The tool is fabulous for helping students understand how to assess the function of a room to better understand occupational performance Home for Life makes it easy to locate and recommend equipment to increase accessibility. It is easy to use and has increased my knowledge on home modifications options. What about the room is not working? How can we quantify those barriers? Home for Life does that! "
Megan Edwards Collins
Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA, CAPS, CFPS
Occupational Therapy Program
WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY
" Home for Life has been an amazing tool to assist students with understanding the basics of home assessments and modifications. It is an intuitive, easy-to-use platform that helps OT practitioners and students provide quality services to enhance the safety of community-dwelling individuals. "
Dr. Susan Olson
Professor & Program Director
IONA UNIVERSITY
“ Home for Life Design provided the structure for a transformative learning and service experience. Students truly grasped the importance of a Home Safety Assessment and had a well- designed tool that allowed them to provide a meaningful and engaging service to an older adult. ”