No salary listed — similar Occupational Therapy Assistant roles pay ~$74k (median of 12 jobs)
Licensed Occupational Therapist Assistant
About the Role
Full-time COTA in senior living community. Work with residents across Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Memory Care. Wood Dale, IL.
Join Prava Therapy as a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant – Senior Living in Wood Dale, Illinois, United States. Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) Full-Time | The Radcliff | Wood Dale, Illinois What if occupational therapy in senior living was about helping people keep living—not just helping them get better? At Prava, we believe it should be.
Benefits & Compensation
- AI-enabled documentation
- Clinical support and mentorship
- Room to grow
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join Prava Therapy as a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant – Senior Living.
Key Responsibilities
Provide skilled occupational therapy interventions to residents in senior living environments under the supervision of a licensed Occupational Therapist. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to support functional wellness, safety, and the development of personalized treatment plans.
Requirements
Must be a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) licensed in Illinois. Passion for working with older adults and the ability to adapt to varying cognitive and physical needs are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In Illinois, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$93k (393 salary observations; 769 listings), vs ~$96k nationally (6,867 salary observations; 20,678 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Position Insights
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