In today’s @BelTel one of our fantastic members, @Jaci_slt, gives her top tips on how to communicate with someone living with dementia.
Make sure to read it here: https://t.co/OJeEjzuWQF
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Our #SLTresearch from @UlsterUni and @Dementia_NI in @ijlcd highlights the need for better awareness of the connection between eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties and dementia. Thanks to PhD supervisors @OrlaDuffy11 @Mo_Henderson_ @ProfessorPlay
https://t.co/fgXLVVn9Ik
As Dementia progresses, communication can become more difficult. Here are my top tips for communicating with someone living with dementia. #MySLTDay#DementiaActionWeek2023
Tomorrow we will have a takeover from Jaci Porter, a SLT who works in the Gillis Memory Centre.
She will bring you along for the day to show you how SLTs can make a difference in the lives of those living with dementia. #MySLTDay
SLTs are clinical experts in the assessment, diagnosis & management of dysphagia, but ongoing dysphagia care is the responsibility of the whole MDT - it takes a village! For more info on MDT roles click here - https://t.co/Mu7NNQT74f #SwallowAware2023#DysphagiaNI#MySLTDay