For those of us who provide services in the educational setting, it’s almost time to return to school! If you are like me, every year is a new opportunity to not only challenge yourself with new and exciting therapy techniques but also a chance to educate your district, school and co-workers in new and exciting ways about our WONDERFUL profession!…
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In my previous post, I showed some examples of and linked to some of my favorite apps to use in the SNF and LTC for your speech therapy sessions.Today I would like to show you another way I have used the iPad when working with patients.If you are working in the SNF setting, you know how competitive it can be to…
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Are you looking for something to change up your therapy sessions? How about some EXTREME…ok maybe more like ENGAGING COUPONING! This activity is something I have used MANY times for speech therapy in a SNF or LTC setting. One of the things that make it fun is that you can co-treat with your Occupational Therapy buddies or turn it into…
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Summertime means fun. Vacation, swimming, barbecues, lake fun, fireworks, family and friends. For our patients who are limited in their “outside experiences” we should make an extra effort to keep them oriented to time of year or season and encourage social experiences and interactions with others…like they would be doing if they were NOT living in this type of facility….
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Through my experience working in a skilled nursing and long term care facility, I have found that patients can greatly benefit from therapy exercises and strategies to improve their breathing coordination as well as expiratory duration and strength. This in turn will positively affect their breath support, swallowing and communication skills. Patients who have are going through vent/trach weaning, COPD,…
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