Occupational therapy provides services to people whose lives have been disrupted by physical injury or illness, developmental problems, the aging process, and social or psychological difficulties.

Occupational therapists help people regain the functional skills required for daily living. Cottage hospitals provide occupational therapy to adult and pediatric patients in a variety of settings including:

	•	Acute care
	•	Transitional/ skilled nursing care
	•	Subacute/long term care
	•	Outpatient

Therapy services include:

	•	Hand rehabilitation
	•	Psychiatric care
	•	Regaining arm and hand function
	•	Regaining the ability to eat, bathe, dress, and conduct monetary transactions