Many people are not ready to go home right after surgery. While they are not sick enough to warrant staying in the hospital, they are not yet well enough to take care of themselves. These are the people nursing homes were created for. People tend to think of these places as homes solely for the elderly but they are not.…
Category: Speech therapy
How Does Your Nursing Home Measure Up? Key Factors Include Staff Availability
Recovering from trachs, or tracheostomy surgery that is performed to improved a patient’s breathing function, can be challenging. Although most trachs are temporary, performing daily tasks can become difficult or impossible; many patients who are getting trachs or recovering from them are choosing to convalesce in a nursing home or skilled nursing care facility. Nursing homes can offer speech therapy,…
