SLP – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.   Tired of heavy workbooks and poor compliance with your SLP interventions in the home? Ready to lighten your load and ensure your speech, language, and cognitive-communication therapy is patient-centered, effective, and achieves your patients’ goals? Listen to Shannon Liem, the National Clinical Director for Home Health Services for Aegis Therapies, explain the benefits of functional communication to your patients and your practice. Get inspired to create engaging and effective interventions using the items most meaningful to your patient – their own stuff!  How are we doing? Click here to give us feedback  (02:25) Why It Matters(03:49) SLP in Home Health: Diagnoses and Referral(06:16) Homebound Status and Cognitive-Communication Impairments(09:34) Homebound Status and Dysphagia(10:41) Structured vs. Functional Communication Intervention(13:35) Infection Control Concerns(16:26) Materials for Evaluations(18:31) Functional Intervention for Cognitive-Communication(21:26) Cognitive Example: Mild Cognitive Impairment - Keys in the Door(24:02) Cognitive Example: Hearing Impairment and Nighttime Checklist(26:27) Cognitive Example: Medication Management(30:34) Cognitive Examples: Everyday Problem Solving(37:45) Task Segmentation and Interdisciplinary Collaboration(38:39) Cognitive Example: Memory and Calendar(42:50) Cognitive Example: Executive Function(44:34) Speech Example: Speech Intelligibility(46:32) Swallowing Example: Modified Diet(50:52) Documentation and Goals(55:12) Home Exercise Recommendations(58:27) Interdisciplinary Communication for Follow-Through(01:02:00) Case Example: Medication Management(01:07:22) Conclusion  The content for this course was created by Shannon Liem, MS, CCC-SLP. The content for this course was created by Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, SSS-SLP. Here is how Relias can help you earn continuing education credits:  Access your Relias Library offered by your employer to see course certificate information and exam;  or  Access the continuing education library for clinicians at Relias Academy. Review the course certificate information, and if eligible, you can purchase the course to access the course exam and receive your certificate.  Learn more about Relias at www.relias.com.    Legal Disclaimer: The content of Stretch: Relias Rehab Therapy Education is provided only for educational and training purposes for healthcare professionals. The educational material provided in this podcast should not be used as medical advice to treat any medical condition in either yourself or others.  Resources  American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) resources: Documentation examples: https://www.asha.org/practice/reimbursement/medicare/examples-of-documentation-of-skilled-and-unskilled-care-for-medicare-beneficiaries/   Getting started in home health: https://www.asha.org/slp/healthcare/start_home/   Length of treatment time in home health: https://leader.pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/leader.NOMS.25012020.44