Abstract
This report reviews the course of an intervention in which an elderly woman confined to bed in despair over her own health who was unable to express what she wanted to do regained independence and came to value her relationships with others. In light of the value she placed on “relationships with others,” as revealed in an interview on her occupational history, the intervention set up an environment that encouraged her to choose and interact with her peers in co-occupations and situations of daily life to afford her the chance for experiences similar to past ones, with the goal of supporting her in building relationships that she valued in a piecemeal fashion. As a result, her relationships have expanded from a two-way relationship with her significant other to include other inpatients. Even when a patient cannot express what they want to do, it is important to identify experiences they value and support them with a focus on occupations.
