By Elyse Matson, MA CCC-SLP, SLP Resource The Free Water Protocol is one option SLPs may utilize to help counteract the adverse effects of thickened liquids and/or tube feedings. What is it? How should it be used in your facilities?…
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By Elyse Matson, MA CCC-SLP, SLP Resource The Free Water Protocol is one option SLPs may utilize to help counteract the adverse effects of thickened liquids and/or tube feedings. What is it? How should it be used in your facilities?…
Submitted by Jennifer Raymond, Therapy Resource, Northern CA trans·for·ma·tion·al/tri·ad/ “able to produce a big change or improvement in a situation; “a group of three connected people or things The objective of a triad is to create a peer-to-peer-to-peer relationship to…
By Lori O’Hara, MA, CCC-SLP, PDPM Resource One of the miraculous things about PDPM is that we are incentivized to go learn things! And … we have the patient with us, 24/7, sometimes for weeks! There is no other provider…
Submitted by Jennifer Sowers, DOR, McCall Rehabilitation, McCall, ID I believe leadership is a position earned and appointed by those who have taken recognition of your ability to follow, listen, try harder to be a better person, think outside the…
Improving Work Relationships Are you objective, analytical, and logical? Are you a natural team player? Are you lively and entertaining? Are you a natural born leader? The answer to these questions and more may help you to better understand your…
By Jimmy Dale Smith, PT, DPT, The Healthcare Resort of Plano, TX Myofascial decompression (MFD), or cupping, is a form of IASTM (Instrument Aided Soft Tissue Manipulation), where a pump and a cup are used to create negative pressure and…
By Tamala Sammons, MA CCC-SLP, Senior Therapy Resource Contributed from the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA.org) https://www.asha.org/practice/reimbursement/medicare/medicare-patient-driven-payment-model/#Fall SLPs can help increase the rate of discharge back to the community and decrease avoidable rehospitalizations. Specifically, SLPs can positively influence the…
Submitted by San Marcos Nursing & Rehab, San Marcos, TX By now, many of us are aware of the benefits of using Heart Rate Variability Training (HRVT) with our patients: improved resilience, improved function, reduction in pain and increased therapeutic activity…
By Lori O’Hara, MA, CCC-SLP, PDPM Resource In general, altered textures and swallowing problems go hand in hand. While you will occasionally have a patient who wants mechanical soft because they don’t want to struggle with cutting meat, or a…
Submitted by Tamala Sammons, MA CCC-SLP, Senior Therapy Resource Contributed from the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA.org) https://www.asha.org/practice/reimbursement/medicare/medicare-patient-driven-payment-model/#Fall Factors such as depression, hearing loss, medication management, cognitive impairments and poor sleep all impact a patient’s risk for falls as…