312 – Navigating Dementia Care as an SLP: Tips and Insights from a Dementia Consultant

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Theresa Richard, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S

Education, Health & Fitness, Business, Careers, Medicine

4.8 • 899 Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever wondered how much you can actually do as an SLP when it comes to dementia care?

One of the most common misconceptions about dementia care in general is that not much can be done. It’s a progressive disease after all, right?

This is where medical SLPs can shine, and Adria Thompson, MA, CCC-SLP is here to talk about it! Adria is a dementia consultant who teamed up with an OT to create a dementia program and traveled around to different facilities to teach this program.

In this week’s episode of the Swallow Your Pride Podcast, Theresa and Adria explore the importance of understanding dementia stages and supporting caregivers. They address misconceptions about therapy for patients with dementia and cover recent changes in billing that allow for caregiver training without the patient present, including the potential for caregivers to receive financial support for their services.

If you support individuals with dementia and their caregivers in any capacity, you won’t want to miss this episode!

Get the show notes at: https://syppodcast.com/312

Timestamps:

The need for better dementia care (00:02:36)
The role of speech therapists in dementia care (00:07:01)
Understanding dementia staging (00:10:10)
Caregiver support and collaboration (00:14:27)
Challenges of caregiver role (00:19:01)
Therapist-patient communication (00:19:22)
Billing for caregiver time (00:21:25)
Caregiver payment and reimbursement (00:23:09)
Medicare and Medicaid services program (00:24:54)
Support for caregivers (00:25:18)
Speech-language pathologists in hygiene ADLs (00:27:19)
Communication issues in hygiene ADLs (00:29:06)
Training and competence for SLPs (00:32:07)
Communication intervention in hygiene ADLs (00:33:49)
Challenges and learning experiences (00:36:27)
Role of SLPs in caregiving (00:37:09)
Therapist Collaboration (00:37:22)
Collaborative Care (00:40:20)
Specialization Communication (00:42:26)
Encouraging Learning (00:44:07)

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0:00.0	On this episode of the Swallier Pride Podcast, we have Adria Thompson, she's a speech language
0:04.8	pathologist and online dementia care educator with a dedicated online following of over
0:09.7	310,000 caregivers.
0:12.8	Her succinct and practical video content covers a wide range of topics offering clear solutions
0:17.5	to everyday challenges faced by caregivers.
0:20.5	Adria's mission is to provide understanding and actionable advice, empowering both professional and personal caregivers to navigate dementia care with confidence and compassion. Welcome to the Swale Your Pride Podcast. I'm your host Teresa Richard. I'm a board
0:41.3	certified specialist in Swallowing disorders, and founder of the
0:45.2	Med-SLP collective and Med SLP education. This podcast is dedicated to delivering the latest
0:51.0	evidence-based practice to medical SLPs everywhere, while also recognizing
0:55.2	that medical SLPs everywhere are doing the best with what they've got.
0:59.2	Whether you are a new clinician seeking tangible tools for therapy or a seasoned vet stuck in a rut my goal is simple
1:05.2	to help you advance your practice without feeling overwhelmed or underappreciated.
1:09.9	This means that together will build confidence, broaden your knowledge, and reignite your passion for our field.
1:15.0	So if you're listening, I encourage you to swallow your pride and be open to new ideas, because at the end of the day, you and your patients deserve that kind of support.
1:24.7	With that, let's dive in.
1:30.5	Just a quick disclaimer that all statements and opinions expressed in this episode do not reflect on the organizations associated with the speakers and are their own opinions solely.
1:40.0	Good afternoon, Adria.
1:42.0	Hello, thank you so much for having me.
1:44.0	Thank you so much for joining me.
1:45.0	I know we had to reschedule a bajillion times here, but I'm super, super grateful for your
1:49.8	patients and I'm so glad we're able to coordinate and we are getting hit with massive tornadoes right now so if all
1:56.1	goes dead then that's what happened to me so anyways thank you again of course I mean it's just
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