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Starting off 2022 on the Right Foot

Starting off 2022 on the Right Foot

by Matt McGarvey | Jan 25, 2022 | Skilled Nursing Facilities

Well, 2022 sure has gotten off to a rocky start for healthcare providers.  Did anyone see that coming?  Once again, healthcare providers are facing tremendous adversity from a variety of directions. The good news is that NO ONE is tougher & more...
Is Your SNF Speech Therapy Department Understaffed?

Is Your SNF Speech Therapy Department Understaffed?

by Language Fundamentals | Oct 14, 2021 | Skilled Nursing Facilities

Whether or not your SNF speech therapy department is staffed correctly is a great question. It is one that I am asked often by administrators, facility owners, and DORs.  The short answer is always, it depends.  As I am sure everyone reading this knows that...
Sights and Sounds from Reimbur$ement-Con

Sights and Sounds from Reimbur$ement-Con

by Matt McGarvey | Aug 19, 2021 | Skilled Nursing Facilities

Last week, members of the Language Fundamentals team attended “Reimbur$ement-Con” presented by Zimmet Healthcare Services Group.  The event was held at the Mohegan Sun Resort & Casino with over 1,000 attendees from the long-term care community.  As usual, the team...
“I Learned the Importance of Collaboration:” The Inspiring Journey of 3 Clinical Fellow SLPs

“I Learned the Importance of Collaboration:” The Inspiring Journey of 3 Clinical Fellow SLPs

by Matt McGarvey | Aug 16, 2021 | Speech Language Pathology

Part 3 In our third and final chapter of this story, we meet the Bronx, NY’s own Priscilla Guzman. In March 2020, Priscilla was in her final year of her Master’s at Sacred Heart University in Connecticut.  She has just begun her placement at a Skilled Nursing...
“You Never Really Know Until You Find Yourself Doing It:” The Inspiring Journey of 3 Clinical Fellow SLPs

“You Never Really Know Until You Find Yourself Doing It:” The Inspiring Journey of 3 Clinical Fellow SLPs

by Matt McGarvey | Aug 13, 2021 | Speech Language Pathology

Part Two In this second chapter of the journey of 3 remarkable Clinical Fellow Speech-Language Pathologists, we meet Bayonne, New Jersey’s Antonia Alburtus (Right in photo to with Jaime Faitlowicz). Antonia is a graduate of Seton Hall University and began working for...
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