Southeast Texas Senior Speech Therapy and Home Health
Southeast Texas In Home Speech Therapy for Seniors – Quality Care Services of Beaumont
A stroke or injury can lead Southeast Texas seniors to requiring speech therapy for the first time.
Fortunately, Southeast Texas senior speech therapy can often be conducted in the home as part of Home Health Care.
If you don’t know what to expect, here is an overview of Speech Therapy for Southeast Texas seniors.
The primary focus of speech and language pathologists is to provide skilled clinical services through evaluation and treatment of a variety of communication problems.
With Southeast Texas seniors, these communication problems most often arise from accidents, stroke, disease, or illness.
Southeast Texas senior speech therapists also work with family members and caregivers to provide a workable plan to facilitate and maintain functional communication.
Did you know Southeast Texas senior speech and language therapists can help improve swallowing skills and teach compensatory strategies that help reduce the risk of pneumonia?
Comprehensive Assessment and Treatment by a Southeast Texas speech therapist may include:
- Speech (learning to speak again after injury or illness)
- Language
- Dysphagia (swallowing)
- Cognition ( The process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses).
- Adaptive speech devices including computerized speaking assistance
- Aural (hearing) rehabilitation
- Non-oral communication including sign language
- Patient and family education
- Communication options and alternatives
- Techniques for Eating and swallowing
If you would like to receive Southest Texas senior speech or language therapy as part of your Home Health Care plan, contact Quality Care Services in Beaumont.
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