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Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS) Citations34
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Training & provider links NAHB certification. Home modification planning for aging adults. Limited outcome data on falls prevented or ADL maintained post-modification.
Composite across lenses Best: Good
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Six dimensions per lens, each with its reasoning. Clinical53 Business65 Academic Clinical35
Clinical outcomes weight 35
45/100
Home modifications reduce fall risk and extend independent living; CAPS certification-specific outcome studies absent.
Caseload applicability weight 15
58/100
Applicable in home health, geriatric OT, and community practice settings; limited in acute or outpatient clinical.
Billing & reimbursement weight 15
52/100
Home modification consulting is primarily self-pay; CAPS enables assessments reimbursable under some long-term care and home health policies.
Certification investment weight 20
68/100
2-3 day NAHB course; moderate cost; accessible to OT and allied health professionals.
Employer demand weight 10
42/100
Growing demand in home modification consulting and aging-in-place services; moderate clinical employer demand.
Patient experience weight 5
55/100
Aging in place is strongly preferred; successful modification is highly valued by older adults.
Cash-pay viability weight 25
70/100
Adult children frequently pay cash for home assessments and aging-in-place consulting.
Pricing leverage weight 20
55/100
Consulting model supports flat-fee pricing well above PT visit rates.
Market differentiation weight 15
65/100
Rare among PT/OTs; pairs the clinician with builder/designer credibility.
Owner leverage weight 15
70/100
Highly scalable consulting + contractor partnership model.
Consumer demand weight 15
55/100
Demographic tailwind; boomer aging-in-place demand is large and growing.
Credential investment weight 10
80/100
Short NAHB course, inexpensive; very efficient credential to add.
Faculty recognition weight 25
30/100
Industry/builder credential, not academically weighted in PT/OT hiring.
Scholarship signal weight 20
25/100
Minimal peer-reviewed scholarship tied to CAPS specifically.
Teaching value weight 15
45/100
Some relevance to home health and geriatric environmental modification content.
Evidence depth weight 20
35/100
Home modification has decent evidence (e.g., Stark/CAPABLE), but CAPS itself isn't the evidence carrier.
Faculty demand weight 10
20/100
Essentially never listed in faculty postings.
Credential investment weight 10
70/100
Cheap and fast if a program does want geriatric environmental content.
Sources · 34 on file
The citation library behind every score. Evidence mix
Systematic review 6 18%
Qualitative 4 12%
Narrative review 3 9%
Cross-sectional 3 9%
Pilot/feasibility 2 6%
RCT 2 6%
Study protocol 2 6%
Case series 1 3%
Other 11 32% Publication years 97% since 2021
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2011 2025
01 Prescribing Assistive Technology for Cognition to Support Aging in Place: OTs' Perspective
A. Yaddaden; J. Legault; C. Bottari; Q. D. Nguyen; N. Bier · Can J Occup Ther · 2025
Narrative review doi:10.1177/00084174251362524
DOI ↗ 02 Inclusive Practices for Aging in Place: Environmental and Home Modifications for Older Adults
S. E. Washington; E. Edwards; A. Fink; L. Radocha · Am J Occup Ther · 2025
doi:10.5014/ajot.2025.050987
DOI ↗ 03 Occupational Therapy Intervention for Improvement of Activity and Participation in Home Rehabilitation for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Scoping Review
Y. Saito; Y. Kikuchi; T. Sawada; K. Tomori · Am J Occup Ther · 2025
Systematic review doi:10.5014/ajot.2025.051190
DOI ↗ 04 Core principles and structures of geriatric rehabilitation: a narrative review
J. Y. Lim · Ewha Med J · 2025
Narrative review doi:10.12771/emj.2025.00829
DOI ↗ 05 Developing a Multi-Directional Lower-Limb Training System Toward Aging in Place Rehabilitation: A Preliminary Feasibility Study on Healthy Individuals
S. J. Lee; K. M. Park; K. T. Kim; E. Y. Seo; D. T. Gemechu; O. Kim · IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng · 2025
Pilot/feasibility doi:10.1109/tnsre.2025.3545845
DOI ↗ 06 Case Report: Multifactorial Intervention for Safe Aging in Place
A. Kulkarni · Geriatrics (Basel) · 2025
Case series doi:10.3390/geriatrics10030068
DOI ↗ 07 Occupational therapy and registered dietitian services to reduce fall risk among home delivered meal clients: a randomized controlled feasibility trial
L. A. Juckett; S. Joshi; J. M. Hyer; G. Hariharan; K. S. Thomas; T. S. Sathya; M. L. Howard; L. E. Bunck; M. L. Rowe; A. Devier; K. Parrett · BMC Geriatr · 2025
RCT doi:10.1186/s12877-025-06008-2
DOI ↗ 08 Systematic analysis of cutting-edge technology for the wellbeing and safety of older persons
A. Elsheikh; A. Othman; D. Al-Thani · Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol · 2025
Systematic review doi:10.1080/17483107.2025.2559185
DOI ↗ 09 The potential of place-based occupational therapy to support aging-in-place: A qualitative study
F. Cheong; C. C. Yu · Hong Kong J Occup Ther · 2025
Qualitative doi:10.1177/15691861251356633
DOI ↗ 10 Development and implementation of multicomponent homecare interventions for multimorbid and frail older people based on Information and Communication Technologies: The MULTIPLAT_AGE project
A. Pilotto; M. Barbagelata; W. Morganti; E. Seminerio; G. Iaccarino; A. Genazzani; C. Trompetto; G. Arabia; M. Illario; E. Volta; C. Custodero; A. Cella · Arch Gerontol Geriatr · 2024
doi:10.1016/j.archger.2023.105252
DOI ↗ 11 Assessing Physical Therapists' Outdoor Walking Recommendations and Neighborhood Walkability for Older Adults
H. A. Karczewski; J. Blackwood · J Aging Phys Act · 2024
Cross-sectional doi:10.1123/japa.2023-0404
DOI ↗ 12 A Systematic Review of Effective Interventions and Strategies to Support the Transition of Older Adults From Driving to Driving Retirement/Cessation
A. E. Dickerson; T. Stapleton; J. Bloss; I. Géinas; P. Harries; M. Choi; I. Margot-Cattin; B. Mazer; A. H. Patomella; L. Swanepoel; L. Van Niekerk; C. A. Unsworth; B. Vrkljan · Innov Aging · 2024
Systematic review doi:10.1093/geroni/igae054
DOI ↗ Show all 34 citations Showing all 34 citations +22 more Collapse 13 Promoting meaningful activities by occupational therapy in elderly care in Belgium: the ProMOTE intervention
L. De Coninck; A. Declercq; L. Bouckaert; C. Döpp; M. J. L. Graff; B. Aertgeerts · BMC Geriatr · 2024
Systematic review doi:10.1186/s12877-024-04797-6
DOI ↗ 14 Telehealth to Address Health Promotion & Social Isolation in Community Dwelling Seniors During a Public Health Emergency
B. Belanger; P. Arthur · Home Health Care Management & Practice · 2024
doi:10.1177/10848223231220065
DOI ↗ 15 Implementation of the CAPABLE Program With Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic
S. E. Washington; E. Edwards; D. L. Stiles; S. West Bruce · OTJR (Thorofare N J) · 2023
doi:10.1177/15394492231151885
DOI ↗ 16 Overcoming Social Isolation: Preliminary Fidelity & Effectiveness of the Healthy Aging Wellness Program...American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) INSPIRE Annual Conference & Expo, April 20-23, 2023, Kansas City, Missouri
J. Stancanelli; T. Lambert; B. Rubin; M. Polanco; M. Trevisan; Z. Hidalgo; D. Tejada; P. Ghosh; V. Vallejo; A. Waldman-Levi · American Journal of Occupational Therapy · 2023
doi:10.5014/ajot.2023.77S2-RP29
DOI ↗ 17 Home Modifications for Older Adults: A Systematic Review
S. Sheth; C. R. Cogle · J Appl Gerontol · 2023
Systematic review doi:10.1177/07334648231151669
DOI ↗ 18 Perspectives of Rehabilitation Professionals on Implementing a Validated Home Telerehabilitation Intervention for Older Adults in Geriatric Rehabilitation: Multisite Focus Group Study
M. Pol; A. Qadeer; M. van Hartingsveldt; M. A. Choukou · JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol · 2023
Qualitative doi:10.2196/44498
DOI ↗ 19 Ageing in the right place-usability of a web-based housing counselling service
F. Nordeström; M. Granbom; S. Iwarsson; M. Zingmark · Scand J Occup Ther · 2023
doi:10.1080/11038128.2023.2294777
DOI ↗ 20 Development and Validation of the Protocol for Administering Telehealth Home (PATH) Assessments
C. McBride; S. Story; J. Cason · Int J Telerehabil · 2023
Study protocol doi:10.5195/ijt.2023.6545
DOI ↗ 21 The Impact of a Two-Visit Occupational Therapy Home Modification Model on Low-Income Older Adults
A. Y. Grasso; A. Murphy; C. Abbott-Gaffney · Open Journal of Occupational Therapy (OJOT) · 2023
doi:10.15453/2168-6408.2047
DOI ↗ 22 What interventions keep older people out of nursing homes? A systematic review and meta‐analysis
J. E. Gaugler; R. Zmora; C. M. Peterson; L. L. Mitchell; E. Jutkowitz; S. Duval · Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2023
Systematic review doi:10.1111/jgs.18522
DOI ↗ 23 A Mixed Reality Cognitive Orthosis to Support Older Adults in Achieving Their Daily Living Activities: Focus Group Study With Clinical Experts
A. Yaddaden; G. Spalla; C. Gouin-Vallerand; P. Briskie-Semeniuk; N. Bier · JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol · 2022
Qualitative doi:10.2196/34983
DOI ↗ 24 State of the Art Physiotherapist-Led Approaches to Safe Aging in Place
C. M. Wilson; S. K. Arena; L. E. Boright · Arch Physiother · 2022
Narrative review doi:10.1186/s40945-022-00142-5
DOI ↗ 25 Accessible design features and home modifications to improve physical housing accessibility: A mixed-methods survey of occupational therapists
C. Wellecke; K. D'Cruz; D. Winkler; J. Douglas; I. Goodwin; E. Davis; P. Mulherin · Disabil Health J · 2022
Cross-sectional doi:10.1016/j.dhjo.2022.101281
DOI ↗ 26 The Otago Exercise Program compared to falls prevention education in Zuni elders: a randomized controlled trial
D. L. Waters; J. Popp; C. Herman; D. Ghahate; J. Bobelu; V. S. Pankratz; V. O. Shah · BMC Geriatrics · 2022
RCT doi:10.1186/s12877-022-03335-6
DOI ↗ 27 Predictors of Productivity and Leisure for People Aging with Intellectual Disability
E. King; J. Brangan; M. McCarron; P. McCallion; F. R. Bavussantakath; M. A. O'Donovan · Can J Occup Ther · 2022
doi:10.1177/00084174211073257
DOI ↗ 28 The Live Long Walk Strong Rehabilitation Program Study: Design and Methods
R. Harris; J. S. Brach; J. Moye; E. Ogawa; R. Ward; I. Halasz; J. Bean · Arch Rehabil Res Clin Transl · 2022
Study protocol doi:10.1016/j.arrct.2022.100205
DOI ↗ 29 A qualitative study exploring physical therapists' views on the Otago Exercise Programme for fall prevention: a stepping stone to age in place" and to give faith in the future"
S. Cederbom; M. Bjerk; A. Bergland · Physiother Theory Pract · 2022
Qualitative doi:10.1080/09593985.2020.1731895
DOI ↗ 30 Aging Gracefully in Place: An Evaluation of the Capability of the CAPABLE © Approach
J. Breysse; S. Dixon; J. Wilson; S. Szanton · Journal of Applied Gerontology · 2022
doi:10.1177/07334648211042606
DOI ↗ 31 ASSIST: a reablement program for older adults in Sweden - a feasibility study
S. Assander; A. Bergström; C. Eriksson; S. Meijer; S. Guidetti · BMC Geriatr · 2022
Pilot/feasibility doi:10.1186/s12877-022-03185-2
DOI ↗ 32 Video Telehealth Occupational Therapy Services for Older Veterans: National Survey Study
M. E. Gately; L. Tickle-Degnen; D. J. Voydetich; N. Ward; K. Ladin; L. R. Moo · JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol · 2021
Cross-sectional doi:10.2196/24299
DOI ↗ 33 Unpaid Caregiving and Aging in Place in the United States: Advancing the Value of Occupational Therapy
B. Fields; J. Rodakowski; V. D. Jewell; S. Arthanat; M. Park; C. V. Piersol; S. L. Schepens Niemiec; J. Womack; T. M. Mroz · Am J Occup Ther · 2021
doi:10.5014/ajot.2021.044735
DOI ↗ 34 Ensuring mobility-supporting environments for an aging population: critical actors and collaborations
C. S. Kochtitzky; A. L. Freeland; I. H. Yen · J Aging Res · 2011
doi:10.4061/2011/138931
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