Partner with Vertis for your Speech Language Pathologist needs
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We associate the month of May with warm weather, Memorial Day outings and Mother’s Day. But did you know that May is also Better Hearing and Speech Month? That’s why we’re going to cover four types of SNF patients that our Speech Language Pathologists can increase quality of life for:
- SNF Patients with aphasia.
More common than Parkinson’s disease, aphasia affects some two million Americans, hindering their ability to speak and understand others. Vertis Therapy has treated many aphasia patients receiving care from skilled nursing facilities. We can help them recover some of the communications capacity that may have been lost to stroke or other conditions.
- SNF Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
If you’re an SNF with a specialty in helping Parkinson’s Disease patients, then Vertis Therapy is your go-to partner for speech-language pathology. We specialize in such treatments as LSVT and PLDT so that your patients can learn to swallow safely and communicate more effectively.
- SNF Patients with Dysphagia
If your skilled nursing facility has patients that are tube-fed due to conditions such as dysphagia, the therapists at Vertis Therapy can help! We can train them to use compensatory swallowing strategies to increase their safety during meals, until they can graduate to soft solids and thin liquids.
- SNF Patients with Dementia
Approximately 12 percent of America’s 65+ age group has some form of dementia. It’s no wonder, then, that this is a condition that many SNFs grapple with on a daily basis. When you partner with Vertis Therapy, you can increase the quality of life for your patients with cognitive issues. Our therapists can establish activities that can increase communication skills and ensuring that they can eat safely.
If you’re looking to bring in more SLPs to your SNF, look no further than Vertis Therapy. Our approach ensures that we’re able to give your patients what they need for an increased quality of life.