You will be able to validate your attendance (Check-In to sessions) using your personal schedule.
Kathleen (Katie) Garvey, OTRL, CAPS
About me
Katie helped to establish the Ease the Day (ETD) Respite Care Program at Chelsea Senior Center from 2023 to 2025. Her prior work with Positive Approach to Care ™ (PAC) in a CCRC and reopening a shuttered adult day health center helped the ETD program to flourish and grow. She was the recipient of the 2024 EMU Outstanding Alumni Award and a 2025 Michigan Occupational Therapy Association Award of Excellence. She is a proud member of AOTA and Mi-OTA since 2009. She serves on the Michigan Dementia Coalition, volunteers with the National Council of Dementia Minds as a facilitator, serves on the Dementia Friendly Chelsea Action Team, and is a community resource for dementia education, healthy aging, and aging occupational exploration. She is the owner of Sustain-Hability, LLC, a community based OT consulting business. She helps older adults integrate and flourish in their community of choice with optimal autonomy. She offers training to healthcare professionals, family members, and volunteers on how to address social isolation, support autonomy, and improve care skills, especially for those who are living with dementia and chronic health conditions.
