title: Speech-language pathologists add value to home care.
abstract: Speech-language pathologists play an important role in the management of home care patients. This article describes the types of patients typically seen, the treatments rendered, and how the home care nurse can refer and work with these important team members.
authors.affiliation: Health Care Services, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 10801 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, USA. Jbrown@asha.org
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hasselkus
authors.forename: Elisabet
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tenenholtz
mesh_terms: D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012380:Role; D013066:Speech-Language Pathology