An Introduction to Home Health for SLPs

Outline:

Section 1: Medicare Mandates

Medicare Requirements

Test Your Knowledge

Payment Considerations

Key Takeaways

Section 2: Doorbell to Departure: What to Expect

Considerations for Working in Home Health

The Visit

Communication and Coordination of Care

Additional Considerations

Test Your Knowledge

Key Takeaways

Section 3: Roles and Responsibilities

The Many Hats of a HH SLP

Communication Concerns

Test Your Knowledge

Key Takeaways

Section 4: Patient and Personal Safety

Patient Safety: The Primary Objective

Personal Safety

Test Your Knowledge

Key Takeaways

Section 5: Treatment Tips

Scheduling

Intervention Considerations

Maintenance

Test Your Knowledge

Key Takeaways

Section 6: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributors

Resources

References

Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP, is a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist with over 40 years of experience. She earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from Jacksonville State University and her Master of Science degree in speech-language pathology from The University of Alabama. She has provided care to clients across the lifespan with diverse diagnostic conditions in school, hospital, skilled nursing facility, outpatient clinic, and home health settings. In her previous role as a national clinical director for a contract therapy company, she developed training programs for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology focusing on clinical rehabilitation needs of older adults in post-acute care. Currently, she serves as the Lead Subject Matter Expert Writer for Speech-Language Pathology at Relias, where she leverages her clinical expertise and analysis of published research. She is a certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

 

 

Shannon Liem graduated from Florida State University with a Master’s degree in communications disorders. She is a licensed speech-language pathologist in the state of Florida and has been in practice for over 32 years with experience in acute care, skilled nursing facilities, outpatient, and home health. She has been employed by Aegis Therapies for the last 29 years and currently serves as a National Clinical Director for Home Health providing support for clinical programming, compliance, and regulatory updates within the home health environment.