Handout: Left Neglect

A. Informative Handouts

• What is Dysphagia?
• Thickened Liquids
• Signs and Symptoms
• Oral Care
• Safe Swallowing Strategies
• Swallowing Medications
• Environmental Modifications
• Meal Time Cueing

B. Assessment

• Screening
• Evaluation Forms
  • • Oral Motor Function and Swallow Abilities
    • Assessment of Swallow and Diet Texture Analysis
    • ST Recommendations and Justification for Skilled Treatment
    • MDS and Section K
    • ICD-10 Coding Worksheet

C. Patient Recommendations

• Diet Recommendations
• Instrumental Testing
• Kitchen Diet Trial Communication
• Safe Swallow Strategies
• Diet Levels: Suggested Foods
• Food Log
• Aspiration Precautions
• Frazier Free Water Protocol

D. Treatment

• Guide: Compensatory, Sensory, Maneuvers, Strengthening, Biofeedback, NMES
• Exercise Tracking Forms
• Printable Exercise Program
• Long and Short- Term Goal Bank
• Documentation Examples