Services

Caregiver and Patient Consultation Services

• Are you having a hard time taking care of your loved one that has Dementia?
• Do you feel stuck on how and what to do with your loved one that has Dementia?
• Are you ready to take care of yourself and your elderly loved one?
• Would you like to learn strategies on how to be best caregiver for your loved one?

Certified Dementia Practitioners (CDP) help bring out the best in dementia patients and their caregivers by enhancing ongoing dementia care and sharing expert skills and knowledge. CDPs provide families a sense of security and comfort in knowing that their loved one is being care for by skilled, caring and competent professionals who have completed extensive comprehensive Alzheimer’s and Dementia training. Consultative services help caregivers and their loved ones clarify their goals in life, prioritize tasks, problem solve, and implement strategies to achieve maximum functional potential. Consultative services may be provided by phone or digitally through a HIPAA compliant platform. 

Speech and Language Services for children and adults

SLPs work with people of all ages, from babies to adults. SLPs treat many types of communication difficulties. These include problems with:

• Speech sounds—Speech sounds refers to how we say sounds and put sounds together into words. Other words for these problems are articulation  (For example, your child may say "wed" for "red") or phonological disorders, apraxia of speech, or dysarthria. 
• Language—Language refers to how well we understand what we hear or read and how we use words to tell others what we are thinking. This is called expressive and receptive language. In adults, this problem may be called aphasia and commonly occurs after a stroke.
• Social communication—Social communication skills refers to how well we follow rules, like taking turns, how to talk to different people, or how close to stand to someone when talking. This is also called pragmatics.
• Fluency—also called stuttering, is how well speech flows. Someone who stutters may repeat sounds, like t-t-t-table, use "um" or "uh," or pause a lot when talking. Many young children will go through a time when they stutter, but most outgrow it.
• Cognitive-communication—Cognition refers to how well our minds work. Problems may involve memory, attention, problem solving, organization, and other thinking skills. This is commonly noted to occur following a traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Speech and Language Services for people with dementia

An SLP can help a person with dementia stay as independent as possible. The SLP may work on attention, memory, problem solving, and higher-level thinking skills. Some strategies that the SLP may teach a person with dementia include

• practicing learning important information;
• using written words or pictures to help carry out tasks;
• making "memory books" to help remember personal information; and
• training family members and caregivers on how to communicate better with the person with dementia.

Care By Christina is an out-of-network provider. Services may be covered by out-of-network benefits. It is recommended that you contact your insurance company before starting services to learn how much your particular plan will reimburse you. You will be provided with a “superbill” that includes all necessary information, including diagnostic and treatment codes.

30 minute session- $60.00

60 minute session- $110.00