A REALISTIC PERSPECTIVE: Your Responsibilities for Dementia Patients
Through my travels and as I read my emails, I am uncomfortable with the lack of knowledge that SLPs have regarding the laws that govern their responsibilities for evaluation and functional maintenance programs required for the dementia patients. Even if SLP’s have “some” knowledge of their “job” with the dementia patient, a fully implemented program is not instituted within the facility. So here’s a brief synopsis of the SLP’s responsibilities under the law.