I’ll be honest and say that until 2016 or 2017, I wasn’t regularly using standardized tools for swallowing. The budget never covers the wish list, and I just wasn’t aware…
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If you have a speech or hearing problem,you can add video or text to your phone calls to improve communication. Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, or Skype are three free online tools…
In this post, I explain 6 free internet-based telephone relay services (TRS). You can use these services if you have trouble hearing on a standard phone. Last week, I wrote…
Free DIRECT download: 5 ways to communicate without an internet connection (patient handout). (Email subscribers get free access to all the resources in the Free Subscription Library.) If you have…
If you are thinking that home health is a walk in the park after I shared my best day, please read on to learn about my worst day as a…
Is home health paperwork really that bad? Until recently, I would have given a resounding “yes.” I’ve made some changes to streamline my workflow, which has made a real difference…
If you’re curious about what it’s like to be a home health speech-language pathologist (SLP), I’m going to share my best day as a home health SLP. (I’ve also written…
I realized that I should put together a patient handout for speech-to-speech (STS) relay after trying to describe the service to one of my patients last week. My patient said…
Many of my clients have trouble speaking clearly on the phone due to a speech or voice impairment. Their speech may be slurred, too slow, or too fast. Maybe their…
If you work with older individuals, you may find some of these cognitive assessment tools to be useful. In general, you can quickly use these tools to determine if someone…