We are so very pleased with the quality of care our Mother has recently received, not just once but twice from the Dogwood Terrace rehabilitation and nursing staff at the Virginian!!
When Mom decided to have knee replacement surgery in September of 2005, she knew she wanted to rehab at the Virginian. Several of her longtime friends had rehabbed at the Virginian for various reasons and highly recommended it. After a three week stay and intense Physical Therapy, Mom came home feeling much better and physically stronger!
Unfortunately, eight months later Mom suffered a stroke which left her with Aphasia. We (especially Mom!) were relieved to learn she would again be admitted to the Virginian for her recovery Speech Therapy and Occupational Therapy. Due to the incredible care and guidance from the entire staff and therapists at the Virginian, Mom is back home strutting her stuff and talking up a storm!!
THANK YOU THE VIRGINIAN!
The Grateful Family of Ruth Paynter
The Virginian offers a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient speech therapy services for adults with speech/language and swallowing needs.
Our outstanding therapists are committed to providing the highest level of care for all patients. They also work diligently with families and other caregiver staff to ensure carryover of skills in all daily activities.
To learn more about our Speech Therapy program, click on the following links or scroll down:
What is speech-language therapy?
Speech therapists treat speech, language and voice disorders in order to improve communication. Speech therapy includes prevention, identification, evaluation, treatment, education and rehabilitation of communication disorders.
What is swallowing therapy?
Speech therapists also treat swallowing problems that interfere with ability to eat, drink and receive proper nutrition. Identification of these problems and follow-up treatment can improve skills and quality of life.
Who is appropriate for speech or swallowing therapy?
Many adults in America experience speech-language or swallowing problems as a result of various neurological, surgical and behavioral problems. The following are a few of the things that may cause issues with speech and/or swallowing:
These medical conditions sometimes lead to the following disorders, which our Speech Language Pathologists treat here at The Virginian:
How are speech and language disorders treated?
There are a variety of ways to treat each patient. Our therapists will work with you to design a personal program to help you learn or re-learn communication skills. With education and information we also help families understand speech and language disorders and their treatment.
The speech therapy staff
Services are provided by experienced clinicians who hold the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s (ASHA’s) certificate of clinical competence (CCC-SLP) and are licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia. All Speech-Language Pathology staff participate in continuing education in order to ensure up-to-date knowledge, skills and abilities.
Special certifications
Speech Language Pathologists at The Virginian have been certified to do Vital Stim therapy on patients with swallowing disorders. To learn more about Vital Stim therapy, click on this link: http://www.vitalstim.com/aboutvs.asp
Special programs
Our Speech Pathologists have developed a Rehab Dining Program for patients with eating and swallowing problems. This program runs Monday-Friday for breakfast/lunch/dinner. The program is guided by Speech Pathologists and Occupational Therapists and staffed day to day by our highly trained Rehab Aides. This program has been highly commended by patients and their families. To learn more about Rehab Dining, please see Special Programs from our menu list.
We also have Functional Maintenance Programs designed to help some patients to maintain communication and swallowing skills. An individually designed program is developed by a skilled therapist for each patient and then carried over by our Rehab Aides.