Services Provided
- House calls
- Communication assessment
- Swallowing assessment - Clinical assessment and videofluoroscopic study interpretation
- Client and caregiver education
- Seminars for interest groups and health care professionals
- Therapy programming
- Identification of, and referral to, appropriate programs/services
- Advocacy
- SLP report interpretation
- Individual authorization of communication aids under the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Assistive Devices Program
Education opportunities for clients, caregivers, interest groups and healh care professionals:
- How to promote communication success
- How to communicate effectively with patients to optimize the patient experience
- How and why to feed with safety and sensitivity
- How to protect your voice and maintain vocal hygiene
- How the swallow works and how it is assessed
- How and why to provide effective mouth care to promote oral hygiene
- How and why food/liquid texture modifications may help with airway protection and swallow efficiency
- How and why changes in positioning may lead to greater airway protection and mealtime efficiency
Service Fees
Privately contracted SLP services are not funded by OHIP. Private rates for SLP services in Ontario typically range from $140-190 / hour. Many insurance plans provide some coverage for SLP services and in many cases two or three sessions will set you on your way to self-directed improvement.
If you do not qualify for or wish to wait for publicly funded* SLP services then feel free to contact me to determine if my practice is the right one for you. If not, perhaps I can help point you in the right direction.
*To investigate your eligibility for community based, publicly funded or subsidized services, contact your local CELHIN at 1-800-263-3877.
If you do not qualify for or wish to wait for publicly funded* SLP services then feel free to contact me to determine if my practice is the right one for you. If not, perhaps I can help point you in the right direction.
*To investigate your eligibility for community based, publicly funded or subsidized services, contact your local CELHIN at 1-800-263-3877.