SNFSLP

Use this informal cognitive communication assessment to get a clear look at your patient’s functioning. This is a great go-to resource for the SNF setting to see what areas could be of concern with your patients when you don’t have a standardized measure available or when you want to do a check in assessment between other ones. Included in this download: Chart review/PLOF Auditory Comprehension Reading Comprehension Verbal Expression Written Expression Executive Functioning Memory Attention Or

This is a resource for SLPs working in the SNF setting for use with their cognitive communicative goals. Included is a list of written voicemails to be read out loud and a linked written scheduling activity. This can help you work on several different types of cognition at the same time. Possible targets include: auditory comprehension, executive functioning, working memory, functional memory strategies, organization and problem solving. This resource is a great way to keep therapy functional wo

This resource provides an excellent go-to written aid for your adult patients to learn and utilize both internal and external memory strategies (12 total). I also included a functional memory task of 15 items for your patient to practice their strategies on In therapy. Functional memory skills are so important for our SNFs patients intending to return home and/or needing to gain more independence in daily tasks. Included: internal memory strategies external memory strategies practice items Th

This resource is meant for SNF SLPs to utilize to work on memory skills with their patients at any level of functioning. It consists of practice tasks for applying strategy use to increase memory skills and works well with the memory strategy resource in my store (but not required). Grab this as an easy go-to and modify your level of assistance as needed to improve everyone’s independence in memory! Adult functional memory exercises related to each memory strategy.

This resource is so useful for the SNF/ALF settings for SLPs to target many areas including spatial awareness, orientation, problem solving and scanning. Included in this download is 3 separate drawn maps (visual information) and a sheet of questions for each targeting cognition. Make copies and add your own questions to mix up the task!

This adult/older child SLP therapy resource is a must have If you’re working with clients that are working towards gaining independence. It focuses on functional writing skills in filling in forms which is an important task for those returning home from SNF settings. Targets can include functional writing expression, reading comprehension, problem solving, attention and personal info memory. There are 8 forms in total for use in your sessions and you can modify level of assistance working towar

This no prep activity can be used in so many ways for the SNF setting. This product includes over 80 categories for your patients to name items in working on many skills including: naming, memory, sustained attention, written and verbal expression. This is a great resource for those with aphasia.

Included are 20 visual aid safety signs for the SNF and LTC settings for use in speech therapy in order to increase follow through of trained safety information outside of the therapy session. These signs are created in black and white for ease of printing and making copies and can be colored with patients during training if needed for increased attention. Included are several signs with my original drawings of front wheeled and 4 wheeled walkers that can be used in other ways in your therapy se

Gaining Independence- Rehab Workbook is a must grab for all SNF SLPs!! This workbook is a great go-to grab for your day when you're working with patients at SNFs that intend to return home independently or with minimal assistance but are facing cognitive-communication deficits. You can use this workbook to assess where your patient is at currently and what functional areas they need to work on before leaving rehab. Areas included: Grocery shopping Medication management Prescription bottle readi

This download includes 10 pages of 3 step sequences to use with your adult clients applicable for various settings including SNF/LTC. Use this in speech therapy settings to work on basic sequencing, lower level cognition, attention and memory skills. Easy download to use with all of your patients.

This speech therapy activity is for the SNF/ALF/LTC settings to practice functional reading comprehension skills for the important daily task of reading and following medicine labels. Included is 3 real bottle labels with comprehension questions in addition to 3 other made up, more simple labels with questions for different levels of the task. Functional reading is vital for patients wanting to return home independently and using this task can help to prepare them for that transition and show th

Included- 10 visual pacing boards Use these pacing boards to help your patients with dysarthria, apraxia, fluency disorders and more. They help to decrease rate of speech, pace sentences for increased intelligibility and break down multisyllabic words for increased accuracy. These boards provide increased visual and tactile feedback. Fill in the instruction line with “word” or “syllable” depending on the target of the activity and have your patient touch each image for each word/syllable. Encour

This adult speech therapy activity is perfect for the SNF/ALF/ILF/hospital settings working with adults on functional naming skills. Included are 10 pages (like the preview) giving a prompt and spaces to put words generated increasing word finding skills, naming, expressive language, attention, memory, problem solving and so much more! Modify as needed with increased assistance and cues working towards independence.

This functional sequencing activity is perfect for your SNF SLP patients working on their independence. Targeting executive functioning, sequencing, insight, safety awareness, increased independence in daily tasks. Use it for reading comprehension (reading each step), auditory comprehension (you read it to your client), writing task (numbering order) or cutting and pasting in order. Included are 10 pages of multi-step sequences like the one in the preview along with followup problem solving qu

This resource for SNF SLPs includes lists of directions to be read aloud for working on auditory comprehension. The directions increase in difficulty from beginning to end. Use the included data collection sheet for tracking progress and assistance provided working towards increased independence. I include examples of types of assistance to provide. This is a very important skill for those patients wanting to return back home! 1, 2, and 3 step directions included. Easy grab and go activity that

Handouts for use by SLPs for dysphagia patients to increase follow through of therapy and quickly educate. Included: Swallow Strategies write in form Current diet write in card Simple dysphagia definition printout Bedside Swallow Assessment results (write in form) Instrumental Swallow Assessment results (write in form) Swallow anatomy visual aid

Free easy to use strategy list for word finding in individuals with aphasia.

This is a must have handout for any SLP working in the SNF setting. Included is several different wording versions of a handout for your fellow staff members to know when it is appropriate to make a referral to speech therapy! As therapists, we don’t want patients to be overlooked so this is a quick and easy way to ensure that does not happen.

Enjoy this free medication management chart for a quick and easy activity for your high level SNF patients. Get a list of your patient’s medications and review them with your patient filling in this chart to increase familiarity working towards independence. This helps increase memory and understanding if the medications.

This download includes 11 pages of 2 step sequences to use with your adult clients applicable for various settings including SNF/LTC. Use this in speech therapy settings to work on basic sequencing, lower level cognition, attention and memory skills. Easy download to use with all of your patients.