After accident, injury or surgery, 2 major concerns that sometimes emerge are eating challenges and swallowing dysfunction, the former caused or exacerbated by poor teeth or dentures, the latter by post-intubation trauma. Our skilled speech and language pathologists create treatment plans that address each resident’s specific abilities, provide precise exercises and other tactics and when appropriate, offer diet recommendations in support of the treatment plan medical recommendations. A third concern – constrained vocalizing – may follow events such as strokes or accidents. In that case, the speech therapist will develop strategies for relearning vocalization.
