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Speech Language Therapy | Counties Manukau | Te Whatu Ora
Counties Manukau Home Healthcare Speech and Language Therapy (SLT)
We see adults aged 16 years and older who present with swallowing and/or communication difficulties.
We provide:
- Assessment and differential diagnosis of communication and/or swallowing difficulty.
- Intervention, which may be therapy and/or management.
- Information, education, advice, and support to patients, carers and families.
- Interdisciplinary casework management with the wider clinical team.
- Collaborate and liaise with community groups such as the Volunteer Stroke Scheme, Stroke Association, Parkinson’s NZ, Motor Neuron Disease Association, Talk Link Trust.
- Assess and advice around communication aids.
Conditions that may require SLT input include but are not limited to:
- Cancer- head and neck, brain, and lung.
- Neurodegenerative diseases e.g. Parkinson’s Disease, Huntington’s disease, Multiple Systems Atrophy, Motor Neuron Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Dementia, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Friedreich’s Ataxia, Muscular Dystrophy.
- Intellectual Disability (dysphagia cases).
- Chronic Stroke (post 2 years).
- Trauma to head and neck or spine.
- Old age.
- Congenital conditions.
- COPD.
- Palliative care.
Exclusions:
- Children (can be referred to the Ministry of Education, Special Education services, or Kidz First Child development Team).
- Residents in a Private Hospital or Rest Home. Speech-Language Therapy services need to be contracted privately by the Rest Home/Private Hospital. Private therapists can be found on: www.speechtherapy.org.nz
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