Where Can I Get a Shower Chair?!

Getting and finding the durable medical equipment (DME) can be a challenge… here is a PDF for the current equipment lending closets/programs in Southern Arizona.

I currently work in the home health setting with primarily older adults and many of our clients are in need of affordable options for durable medical equipment. Insurance companies, including Medicare (what Medicare covers), cover SOME equipment, but many times clients and their family members are left with the responsibility and task of figuring out what equipment the client needs and how to get it. Additionally, for insurance and Medicare to cover the equipment, the clients must meet very specific criteria and have a physician prescription (in most cases).

Anyway, I put together a list of the lending closets and programs in Southern Arizona which will hopefully benefit consumers and providers in the area. Enjoy!

Southern Arizona Lending Closet ResourceDownload

*Disclaimer* The contents of this post are not a substitute for medical advice from your healthcare professional.

Meet Heidi

Heidi Carpenter, OTD, OTR/L, RYT®200, Pn1

Heidi Carpenter is a native of Arizona and grew up in Gilbert.  She completed a Bachelor of Science in Psychology at Northern Arizona University in 2009 and earned her Doctor of Occupational Therapy degree from Creighton University, in Omaha, Nebraska, December 2014.

Following graduation, she completed a year-long pediatric residency program with Creighton University where she received additional training in outpatient pediatric and school-based settings and was the lab assistant for the pediatric coursework for the entry-level OTD students.

Heidi moved back to Arizona in January 2016 and is currently working in home health.  Heidi founded Embody Occupational Therapy, LLC in March 2018 and has been steadily growing EmbodyOT ever since.  

Stay tuned because many exciting projects are underway at EmbodyOT!

Contact Heidi

Featured Certifications 

Board Certified Occupational Therapist

Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS)

200 hour Registered Yoga Teacher

100 hour Certified Meditation Teacher

Precision Nutrition Level 1 Certification

In Progress

200 hour Certified Meditation Teacher

500 hour Registered Yoga Teacher

Planned

Certified Kinesio Taping Practitioner (anticipated completion 2022)

AWCIM Integrative Health Coaching certification program 

Car Yoga

Recently, I had the privilege of sharing my passion for yoga with my colleagues and they asked if I would teach a class at work.  Of course I jumped on this opportunity and I wanted to tailor this class specifically for their needs…

Many of us in the home health world spend HOURS a day driving and this can REALLY take a toll on the body (and mind).  Therefore, I developed a self-practice guide with a yoga flow specifically designed to counteract the effects of prolonged driving.

Car Yoga Handout

Please let me know if you have any questions/comments/suggestions/concerns!

Namaste,

Heidi

Yoga and Occupational Therapy

Yoga has been one of my passions ever since my mother and I started practicing when I was in high school.  To me, yoga has always been a clarifying activity for me and I have also felt that practicing yoga is a life-long journey.

As I grew up, went to college, and finally to more college to become an occupational therapist, I kept yoga in my routine.  I believe that yoga practice can be tremendously supportive to anyone because it fits into all different lifestyles for people of all ages.  Yoga is a personal journey and people find meaning in yoga practice for many different reasons.

When I became an occupational therapist I learned how yoga principles and philosophy can compliment the framework of occupational therapy.  I view yoga as a modality that can be used as a meaningful activity to help people achieve wellness and lifestyle goals.  During OT school, I was blessed to be able to complete a research project with one of my professors where we starting using the term “occupation-based yoga, or OBY” and it was during this time that I learned some of the many “occupation-based” reasons people seek yoga out.

Top “occupation-based” reasons people seek yoga:

  • For improved sleep
  • For improvement of pain so that they are able to participate in work and leisure activities
  • For improved focus so that they are able to engage in high-level cognitive tasks

To learn more check out the following resources: