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The 3 types of Primary Progressive Aphasia

The 3 types of Primary Progressive Aphasia

by Language Fundamentals | Mar 23, 2023 | Skilled Nursing Facilities, Speech Language Pathology

Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a lesser-known type of communication impairment that describes a group of neurodegenerative disorders with predominant speech and language dysfunction as their main feature. PPA occurs when there is atrophy in certain areas of the...
Working From the Neck Up in a “DEcapitated” Environment

Working From the Neck Up in a “DEcapitated” Environment

by Language Fundamentals | Mar 20, 2023 | Speech Language Pathology

I can’t read the word “capitation” now without thinking of the word “decapitation.”  As a Speech Language Pathologist that works primarily from the neck up (Swallowing, speaking, cognition, and language) this image always used to make me chuckle but less so now. ...
Performing FEES on Alzheimer’s Dementia Patients: 3 Tools

Performing FEES on Alzheimer’s Dementia Patients: 3 Tools

by Language Fundamentals | Nov 17, 2022 | Skilled Nursing Facilities, Speech Language Pathology

A FEES test is an instrumental exam used to assess if, how well, and what a patient can safely swallow.  During the procedure, a highly trained speech-language pathologist (SLP) passes a thin, flexible transnasal-pharyngascope through the patient’s nose to view...
Speech Therapy’s Skill in Coding Cognitive Impairment Beyond the BIMs

Speech Therapy’s Skill in Coding Cognitive Impairment Beyond the BIMs

by Language Fundamentals | Nov 17, 2022 | PDPM, Speech Language Pathology

The Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) has changed how many of us identify cognitive impairments. From a reimbursement standpoint, it has led many to assume that reimbursement for cognition is solely dependent on a patient score <13 on the BIMs. Just because you...

SLP Component PDPM Rates: Moving in the Right Direction?

by Matt McGarvey | Oct 5, 2022 | PDPM, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Speech Language Pathology

October is the time of year that the new SNF reimbursement rates become effective.   After a considerable amount of flux between the FY 2023 Proposed Rule and the Final Rule, CMS gave a modest increase to SNFs.  The key changes in the FY 2023 Final Rule include an...
3 Tips for Feeding Patients with Dementia  

3 Tips for Feeding Patients with Dementia  

by Language Fundamentals | Oct 4, 2022 | Skilled Nursing Facilities, Speech Language Pathology

Skilled nursing facility staffing in the wake of the pandemic and the great resignation has been a struggle. This is irrespective if your building is a large metropolitan facility or a small rural building.  Each SNF has its unique difficulties and ways of...
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