Working From the Neck Up in a “DEcapitated” Environment
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. ...
NY ACHCA Annual Convention 2023: Sights and Sounds
The Language Fundamentals team recently attended the 53rd Annual NY Chapter ACHCA Convention. A little snow didn’t stop the attendees from receiving top notch education and great networking. Actually, it was a lot of snow! The important themes of the...
Medicare Bootcamp 2023: What’s on the Horizon?
Language Fundamentals leadership recently took part in a Medicare training session led by Alicia Cantinieri of Zimmet Healthcare Services Group. Alicia provided an informative & interactive seminar that included the most important SNF Industry Medicare updates....
Performing FEES on Alzheimer’s Dementia Patients: 3 Tools
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...Our Dedicated Speech Pathologists:
