Nancy Cardenas brings experience in health care documentation and activities of daily living assistance to her position as a certified occupational therapy assistant at Optimae Rehabilitation Services in central Iowa.
As part of the Rehabilitation Services team, Nancy applies a dedicated and compassionate approach to those struggling with life’s basic activities. She teaches new skills or retrains customers in once familiar daily activities lost due to illness or injury. She also evaluates customers’ muscle function, endurance, visual coordination, self-care abilities and work capacity as they strive to achieve their personal goals.
Nancy earned her associate degree from Hawkeye Community College’s occupational therapy assistant program.