Speech/Language/Swallowing Therapy
Speech-Language Pathologists identify, evaluate and treat a wide range of speech, language and swallowing disorders resulting from a variety of diagnoses such as Parkinson’s Disease, laryngectomy, stroke, head injury, memory impairments, voice disfunctions, dysphagia and stuttering to name a few.
Treatment goals in Speech/Language/Swallowing Therapy can target improved verbal/written expression, auditory/reading comprehension, memory, voice, fluency and the ability to improve swallowing. The Speech Pathologist works with the patient, care team and family members to prevent impairments, to target meaningful goals to improve function and maintain skills taught during therapy.
Examples of Speech/Lanaguage/Swallowing Services at the Masonic Care Community:
Aphasia Therapy to improve communication skills after a stroke or other neurological incident.
Cognitive-Linguistic Therapy which focuses on improving memory, problem solving, and orientation to increase independence.
Voice Therapy to improve vocal quality, breath support and to prevent vocal pathologies.
Dysarthria/motor speech therapy to improve speech production and articulation.
Evaluation and training of augmentative communication (non-verbal communication aides) such as communications boards, memory books, or speech generating devices.
Dysphagia (swallowing) therapy including therapeutic exercises, Deep Neural Pharyngeal and Thermal Stimulation, diet modification, and caregiver/family training.
Audiology
Audiology services are also available at the Masonic Care Community. We look at hearing, balance and related disorders.
Hearing tests are administered to determine if an individual is hearing in a normal range or to what degree hearing may be affected. Our staff then work to treat hearing loss, and proactively prevent further damage.
To learn more about Speech/Language/Swallowing Therapy at the Masonic Care Community, go the Masonic Care Community Reports section of our website.
For more information please call (315) 798-4800
