Speech Therapy for Seniors

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If an older adult or temporarily disabled person can’t explain when they’re hurt or what they need, your ability to provide care is negatively affected. MDC Healthcare’s speech therapy services can help with stroke recovery and restore language skills when your loved one has speech issues.

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Speech therapy is a treatment that addresses issues with language and speech. When your loved one struggles with speaking or swallowing, their ability to communicate is negatively affected. It’s important to quickly address the speech and language issues your loved one exhibits. If they can’t tell you when they’re in pain or uncomfortable, you won’t know when or how to solve their problem.

It’s important to quickly address the speech and language issues your loved one exhibits.

MDC Healthcare offers extensive in-home speech therapy. Our speech-language pathologists evaluate your loved one’s speech to determine whether they have a language-based disability and create a treatment plan based on their needs. Speech therapy isn’t just for the elderly. If you care for a stroke survivor or a child who has a speech impairment, our speech therapists can help with their recovery through a combination of vocal exercises.

You should consider speech therapy if your loved one:

Has trouble regulating breathing while speaking
Struggles when responding to questions or requesting assistance
Has difficulty reading, writing, or understanding speech

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Speech therapy can help your loved one develop effective new strategies for speaking and swallowing.

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As people grow older, their vocal cords lose their elasticity and muscles used in speech weaken, making consistent communication a challenge. Speech therapy is an essential tool in geriatric rehabilitation. Proper treatment can resolve disorders that affect language, communication, and cognition.

If the older adult under your care suffers from a disease or disorder like Parkinson’s, dementia, Alzheimer’s, dysphagia, or aphasia, working with a speech-language pathologist may improve their condition. The speech-language pathologists at MDC Healthcare can improve speech and swallowing processes for your loved one by performing non-invasive evaluations and treatments that include speaker strategies and diet modifications.

Vocal exercises for swallowing and language skill recovery include:

Tongue movement — This involves opening your mouth and sticking your tongue out, then reaching up toward your nose and moving your tongue side-to-side inside your mouth.
Kissy face — Puckering your lips like you’re about to kiss on someone promotes muscle strength and control.
Word games — Games like solitaire or word searches improve your visual processing skills and exercise the areas of the brain related to speech and language.

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MDC Healthcare’s speech-language pathologists provide the services needed to improve your loved one’s ability to swallow and use their vocal cords.

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Strokes occur when the blood supply to the brain is interrupted or when a blood vessel bursts and spills blood into the spaces around brain cells. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke reports that over 700,000 people suffer a stroke in the United States every year. One in four stroke survivors experience speech and swallowing impairments like aphasia and require speech therapy to recover.

The treatment plan we create for your loved one encourages neuroplasticity in the brain.

In addition to physical therapy and occupational therapy, speech therapy for stroke survivors is instrumental to recovery. MDC Healthcare’s speech therapists prescribe exercises for stroke survivors to address discomfort and correct reading, eating, and communication issues.

The treatment plan we create for your loved one encourages neuroplasticity in the brain. Neuroplasticity is the brain’s natural ability to rewire itself, which means that healthy areas of the brain are stimulated to take over language functions. The repetitive activities involved with speech therapy promote the recovery of speech and communication functions in your loved one’s brain.
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Aphasia is the most common disorder caused by stroke. This condition affects how a stroke survivor speaks, as well as their ability to read, write, and process language. Aphasia can be either mild or severe and can have short- or long-term complications.
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Dysarthria inhibits communication by weakening the muscles involved with speech. Patients with dysarthria may have trouble moving their mouth, lips, and tongue and regulating their breathing while speaking. Your loved one may suffer from this condition if they sound less coherent than they used to.
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Dyspraxia affects muscle movement and coordination. With dyspraxia, patients struggle to move the muscles used in speech in the correct sequence. Speech is inconsistent or unclear, and the patient finds pronunciation difficult.
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MDC Healthcare enables your loved ones to live comfortably at home for as long as possible. For years, our caregivers have helped the elderly stay with their families and lead enriching social lives. No matter your cultural or financial needs, we can take care of you.

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