This Memorial Day, we’re thankful for those who gave their lives while serving. And we’re thinking of those who have lost someone they love. Thank you for your sacrifice.
Happy National Speech-Language Pathology Appreciation day! We have a wonderful SLP who helps our patients meet their care goals, and we are so grateful to have her as an integral part of our team!
So, what does our SLP do?
Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) work to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders.
Speech disorders occur when a person has difficulty producing speech sounds correctly or fluently (e.g., stuttering is a form of disfluency) or has problems with his or her voice or resonance.
Language disorders occur when a person has trouble understanding others, or sharing thoughts, ideas, and feelings.
Social communication disorders occur when a person has trouble with the social use of verbal and nonverbal communication.
Cognitive-communication disorders include problems organizing thoughts, paying attention, remembering, planning, and/or problem-solving.
Swallowing disorders are feeding and swallowing difficulties, which may follow an illness, surgery, stroke, or injury.
May is Nurses month and this week, National Nurses Week, we honor nurses everywhere, but especially our very own home health and hospice nurses who selflessly dedicate themselves to the care of others. Our nurses deeply impact the lives of our patients and their families every day offering compassionate, comforting care.
Thank you!
“There are only four kinds of people in the world. Those who have been caregivers. Those who are currently caregivers. Those who will be caregivers, and those who will need a caregiver.” — Rosalyn Carter
Did you know April was National Occupational Therapy month? Our team of OTs help our patients thrive, and we are so grateful for them, and all they do!
By taking the full picture into account—a person's psychological, physical, emotional, and social make-up—occupational therapy assists people in:
Achieving their goals
Functioning at the highest possible level
Concentrating on what matters most to them
Maintaining or rebuilding their independence
Participating in the everyday activities that they need to do or that simply make life worth living
