Speech Therapy

Speech Therapy

Home Care RN provides the service of Speech Therapy for patients suffering from speech difficulty or loss. Problems with speech can pose a lot of challenges and can arise with conditions such as a stroke.

Conditions That Require Speech Therapy

Certain diseases and illnesses can make speech more difficult. Those conditions include:
  • Dysphagia – Difficulty in swallowing
  • Dysarthria – Slurred speech
  • Aphasia – Decrease in the ability of understanding communication

Dysphagia

Dysphagia can range from minor delay to experiencing a lot of pain and then not being able to swallow on the extreme end. The condition consists of more than a dozen various causes since swallowing involves more than 50 nerve and muscle pairs.

Dysarthia

Some potential causes for this condition include brain tumors, stroke, Lyme disease, Wilson’s, Parkinson’s, MS, and head injuries. Depending on individual needs, speech therapy can cover issues related to avoiding conversations at the time when a person is tired, safe swallowing, knowing methods of using alternative communication forms, associating the mouth movements and specific words.

Aphasia

In this condition, we help our patients to understand communications better. Our services play an especially critical role when our patients are making use of an assistive hearing device, the use of which can be extremely challenging, especially initially.

Cognitive

Our speech therapy also plays a vital role in the instances of cognitive disorders. With the help of speech therapy, any patient who is experience problems with their communication can make their lives a lot better in the future.

Home Care RN's Speech Therapy Services

  • Formulation and assessment of a personalized care plan
  • Cognitive disorders
  • Cognitive retention a well as problem solving exercises
  • Swallowing and communication skills
  • Post stroke rehabilitation
At Home Care RN, we want to make sure that our patients receive only the best services. For this reason, we have a team of highly qualified and certified nursing professionals that provide full and individualized attention to all our clients. .
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