Therapy

My family is full of therapists, and most of us work in skilled nursing. My sister, an experienced speech language pathologist, called to commiserate about one of her patients who had difficulty swallowing. ...

In the realm of physical, occupational and speech therapy, the concept of freedom takes center stage as therapists strive to empower individuals on their path to recovery. Mr. Eisenstadt desires to spend...

It’s pretty simple, really. Telehealth in physical, occupational and speech therapy allows more treatment for seniors, and better access.  By reducing travel times for therapists between facilities,...

Therapy leaders are advising physical and occupational therapists, as well as speech language pathologists, to minimize their use of telehealth in nursing homes and other institutional settings until federal...

Therapy groups serving long-term care and other institutional providers were left hanging Thursday as the public health emergency officially lapsed and federal regulators still had not given clarification...

I was recently notified of a recognition that I would be receiving from my alma mater, the University of Kentucky. The congrats email was soon followed by a slew of others on setting a date, the process...

The pandemic changed everything for many aspects of long-term care, but it affected few departments as significantly as rehab therapy.

One of my grandfather’s favorite stories to tell about my stubborn childhood antics revolves around the first summer they opened their pool.  Spoiler alert, I couldn’t swim. I somehow, however, managed...

The Patient Driven Payment Model led to a “significant reduction” in occupational and physical therapy minutes in its first few months of implementation, a new study has found. The results reinforce...

Healthcare providers, including doctors and physicians who treat nursing home patients, continue to find more troubling details in the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.