Nursing Home Rehabilitation Services
Neurological communication disorder
New Page Speech therapists can provide assessments and a range of treatments to patients.
Neurological communication disorder refers to the impairment of language understanding, expression, and reading and writing abilities due to damage to the language area of the brain, or the inability to control specific muscles to produce certain speech sounds due to nerve damage, or the muscles responsible for speaking become deformed. Weakness or paralysis reduces the clarity of speech, leading to varying degrees of communication difficulties.
Common symptoms
Word-finding difficulty: The patient fails to say the right words when speaking, or needs a lot of time and prompting to find the exact words to express what he or she means.
The words do not convey the meaning: the patient's speech is disorganized and the theme is vague. Sentences are short and contain grammatical errors, failing to clearly express the patient's thoughts.
Literacy: In terms of reading ability, patients may not understand the meaning of sentences and cannot recognize words. In terms of writing, the patient can only remember part of the word, making typos or being unable to write.
Pronunciation problems: The patient’s speech is blurred to varying degrees.
Assessment and Treatment
A speech therapist will assess the patient's speech abilities and communication needs to determine appropriate treatment options.
- Pronunciation training
- Oral muscle training
- Breathing training
- Comprehension and expression training
- Naming training
- Group communication training
Professional support services for cognitive impairment
New Page Therapists can provide assessment and a range of treatments for patients with cognitive-communication disorders.
Common symptoms
- Weakened memory, concentration, problem-solving, judgment and organizational skills
- Speak fluently but without clear content
- Often forget what I and others have said
- Inability to fully understand what others are saying, resulting in questions that are not answered
- Impaired reading and writing skills
Assessment and Treatment
The therapist will test the patient's orientation, concentration, organization, verbal and non-verbal memory, comprehension and expression, social communication skills, problem solving and judgment during the assessment and writing ability, etc.
- Memory training
- Executive function training
- Language training
- Communication skills training
- Problem-solving ability training
- Judgment training
- Organizational ability training
- Caregiver training
