What is the purpose of re-evaluation/discharge planning in OT practice?

• A. To assign a diagnosis.
• B. To summarize outcomes and determine whether goals were met.
• C. To update the client profile.
• D. To re-evaluate progress, summarize outcomes, and plan next steps for discharge.

Answer: (D)

Re-evaluation and discharge planning focus on assessing progress toward goals and making a concrete plan for what happens after therapy ends. Re-evaluation checks how functional abilities have changed, informs whether goals should be continued, adjusted, or concluded, and guides what the next steps in the plan should be. Discharge planning then takes that information and creates a clear path for the client after services stop—this includes summaries of outcomes and specific next steps such as home programs, caregiver training, environmental modifications, equipment needs, and follow‑up recommendations. Diagnosing is typically established earlier in the process, and updating the client profile is part of ongoing documentation, but the core purpose here is to reassess progress and lay out the discharge plan.