When valuing the perspective of "home" during a home safety evaluation, the open-ended question "What do you most enjoy doing in your home?" focuses on which need?
A) Physical
B) Social
C) Temporal
D) Occupational

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The occupational therapy practitioner must remember to acknowledge and respect the meaning of home. When evaluating the home and/or the individual's ability to carry out the daily routines required to maintain one's self and home, the occupational therapy practitioner must take the personal, cultural, and emotional factors and the home's physical environment into account. One part of the evaluation process is asking open-ended questions regarding the individual's different needs. These include the following types of questions:
• Physical: "Where do you spend the most/least amount of time?"
• Social: "How often do friends or family visit, and what do you typically do?"
• Personal: "What is most important about your home?" "Do you feel free to move about in your home?"
• Temporal: "How long have you lived in your home?"
• Occupational: "What do you most enjoy doing in your home?" "Where and how do you complete most of your personal activities?" (Lipman, 2015 p. 12)
Open-ended questions help the occupational therapist elicit and appreciate the thoughts and emotions of older adults regarding how the proposed home modifications or alterations might have an impact on their sense of security and control.

When Valuing the Perspective of "Home" During a Home Safety