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16BODYOFCHRISTNEWSMAY2013AreyouacaringforyourparentsoraagingseniorDoyoubecomefrus-tratedwhenyournotabletoeffectivelycommunicatewiththembecausetheyarenotgettingthemessageyouaretryingtoconveyoryoudontunder-standwhattheyaresayingWellifsospeechtherapycanpro-videyourlovedoneandyourselfwithhope.Speech-languagepathologistsSLPstreatspeechandswallowingdisordersinordertohelpimproveapersonsabilitytocommunicate.WhichisimportantforindividualswhohavehadastrokeAlzheimersorage-relatedillnesses.Asseniorsagetheirvocalcordsandlarynxmusclesnaturallybecomeweakened.Whichcanmakeitdifficulttospeakandbeunderstood.Speechtherapycanhelptheelderlytolearntospeakinadifferentwaythatwillstillletthembeheard.Speechtherapistsalsoprovidetreat-mentofcognitive-linguisticimpair-ments.Treatmentmayincludedfocus-ingonrestoringmemorysequenc-ingproblemsolvingsafetyawarenessattentionandtheireffectsonthefunc-tionofactivitiesofdailylivingADL.AccordingtoAgingcare.comexer-cisesmayincludebreakingdownacomplicatedtasklikemakingagro-cerylisttosmallsimplesteps.Forexamplethestepsmayincludeiden-tifyingwhatitemstheyneedproblemsolvingfindingapenandpaperrememberingthewordsfortheitemstheywantmemoryandwritingthelistcommunication.YourlovedonemayalsobetaughtspecificexercisestostrengthenthemusclesoftheirfacemouthandthroatsuchasblowingoutsippinginthroughastrawandmakingspecificsoundslikepaandmaaccordingtoMimiJacobswithAgingcare.com.Inadditionaspeech-languagepathologistsmaybeabletohelpyourlovedoneenjoyalessrestrictivedieti.e.puredandmechanicalsoftwithawidervarietyoffoods.AtForestStreetCompassionateCareCenterweprovidethefullspectrumofrehabilitationservicesincludingphys-icaloccupationalandspeechtherapy.Ourtherapiststailortheirapproachtoeachpersonindividualneedstomaxi-mizeindependenceandqualityoflifeIfyoubelieveyourlovedonemightbenefitfromspeechtheraphyIencour-ageyoutocallusiftheyrequireaskillednursingfacilitysetting.Orresearchtherapistsinyourareaandtalkwithyourphyscianiftheyarestillathome.HelpingpeoplecommunicateisthefocusofBetterHearingandSpeechMonth.Thegoalistoraiseawarenessaboutcommunicationdis-ordersandtopromotetreatmentthatcanimprovethequalityoflifeforthosewhoexperienceproblemswithspeak-ingunderstandingorhearing.Formoreinformationpleasevisithttpwww.asha.orgbhsm.FormoreinformationonForestStreetCompassionateCareCenterpleasevisitthefacilityat3345ForestStreetDenverCO80207orvisitwww.for-estst.orgorcall303.393.7600.ELDERCAREBetterHearingandSpeechMonthByMayaWheelerMHAMayaWheelerAsseniorsagetheirvocalcordsandlarynxmusclesnaturallybecomeweakened.Whichcanmakeitdifficulttospeakandbeunderstood.Speechtherapycanhelptheelderlytolearntospeakinadifferentwaythatwillstillletthembeheard.