I was sadly unimpressed by Oak Bloom OT. We took my 3yo for an based on a recommendation from school and were able to get an appt the next week with a very new OT (less than a year in practice). She was friendly but when we arrived she immediately said, bye to me and asked me to wait outside. I felt this was very strange and since being at a new OT center, have learned it is not typical to separate a young child (3yo) from their caregiver right from the start. However, I stayed outside and felt my son was safe there.
When we met to discuss her findings the meeting was just a disaster. She had nothing prepared, she just read from her clinical notes (which we had already seen), didn't go over the sensory profile results, couldn't give a straight answer on anything we asked, and we ended up having to lead the meeting and set next steps. We changed OTs that afternoon.
I understand being new in the health care field, as I have been there myself. But with proper oversight these kind of meetings that completely destroy any trust or confidence that was built can be avoided.
A few more practical items:
- parking is on the street which is fairly easy in the mornings
- the stairwell to get up to the office is very narrow and dark, and my son immediately was like, uh no.
- they won't provide any ICD coding (even functional) so you can't submit for insurance reimbursement.
Overall it was a waste of money for us, unfortunately. I'm very glad other parents have had so much better experiences for their little ones! read more