Practice in hospice and palliative care requires a shifting of both focus and application of our therapy knowledge and skills. A large majority of our patients in this practice niche will decline towards the end…
Dysphagia is a rapidly growing health concern in our aging population. Oropharyngeal dysphagia affects: More than 30% of individuals who have had a cerebrovascular accident Up to 80% of individuals with Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s disease…
We began deciphering the recipe for pneumonia in Part 1 – Pneumonia Alphabet Soup: Reworking the Recipes Causes for pneumonia are multifactorial, and the clinician needs to consider the following factors: Pneumonia risk factors (like…
To prevent falls, physical therapists and occupational therapists can recommend assistive devices and help patients improve strength, range of motion, and balance. So what can a speech-language pathologist do? An SLP’s role in fall avoidance varies…
As a speech-language pathologist, I receive frequent nursing referrals when a resident with dementia stops eating, plays with their food, impulsively eats certain kinds of food, or demonstrates other undesired behaviors at meals. Recently, I…
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