Speech therapy treatment at home
If you or a member of your family suffers from a disorder related to communication, language, speech, voice projection or swallowing, contact us. Galeneo's team of speech therapists will design a tailor-made treatment plan for you and carry it out in the comfort of your own home.
Who is it for?
Speech therapy is the health discipline that encompasses the study, prevention, diagnosis, evaluation and rehabilitation of human communication disorders. Our speech therapy sessions are designed for the treatment of a wide range of pathologies:
Language and speech disorders
These include specific language disorders (SLD), autism, dysphasia, stuttering, pragmatic semantic disorder, selective mutism, dyslalia, dysglossia or verbal dyspraxia.
Auditory disorders
Such as deafness, hypoacusis and those associated with cochlear implants.
Neurocognitive disorders
For example, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and certain types of dementia (such as frontotemporal or vascular dementia).
Brain damage
This group includes aphasia, dysarthria, strokes, aneurysms, tumours and some types of traumas.
Difficulties in learning to read and write
Other indications of the need for speech therapy can be learning difficulties such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, dysorthography and dyscalculia.
Myofunctional disorders
This refers, for example, to hypertonia or hypotonia of the oropharyngeal musculature, cleft lip, lingual frenulum or ogival palate.
Voice disorders
These include nodules and polyps, Reinke's oedema, aphonia and all existing types of dysphonia.
Alimentary problems
Speech therapy also helps to treat feeding problems in adulthood, such as dysphagia and atypical swallowing.
Neurodevelopmental disorders
These are autism spectrum disorders (ASD), intellectual development disorders and attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity (ADD and ADHD).
Post-surgical rehabilitation
After certain medical procedures, such as head and neck surgeries, speech therapy may be necessary for speech and swallowing rehabilitation.
Augmentative and alternative communication needs (AAC)
For people who have severe communication difficulties and can benefit from non-verbal communication systems or devices.
Advantages of receiving this therapy at home
Having a speech therapist at home offers a number of benefits, especially for certain patients and situations:
Comfort
The patient feels much more comfortable in familiar surroundings. This can contribute to a more relaxed and conducive learning environment.
100% personalised treatment
We tailor the treatment to the needs and circumstances of each patient. In addition, we take advantage of their personal environment, involving it as an integral part of the therapeutic process.
Family participation
As the sessions are carried out at home, the patient's family members can also be actively involved and participate in them.
Elimination of mobility barriers
For patients with mobility difficulties, home speech therapy facilitates easy access to speech and language rehabilitation services.
Observation of the environment
By working in the patient's home, our speech therapist can directly observe how the patient communicates in their daily environment. This allows us to assess their communication skills and challenges more accurately.
Flexible hours
At Galeneo we are available for you 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
More commitment and motivation
By being assisted at home, some patients may feel more motivated and engaged. This can have a positive impact on therapy outcomes.
Types of treatment
The speech therapy treatments we offer are closely related to the pathologies needing treatment:
Speech therapy for children
This consists of stimulating, rehabilitating and correcting language from an early age. For better results and greater progress regarding the patient's language skills, it is necessary to start this type of treatment as early as possible. We recommend starting from the age of two.
Myofunctional therapy
This type of therapy treats dysfunctions of the orofacial musculature and how these affect speech and breathing, sucking, chewing and swallowing. Examples of these dysfunctions are atypical swallowing, cleft lip, cleft palate or Down's syndrome.
Oral and written language
In this case, home speech therapy treats difficulties related to oral language, such as phonemic articulation problems or dysphemia. It also focuses on written language disorders such as dysorthography or dyslexia.
Neurologopedia
Brain tumours, neurodegenerative diseases, cranioencephalic trauma and cerebrovascular accidents such as strokes can produce alterations in oral and written language. This is the field of neurological therapy.
Voice disorders
This type of speech therapy deals with how different types of dysphonia - functional and organic - and neurodegenerative diseases affect our voice.
A multidisciplinary team of health professionals
In the speech therapy treatments we apply to our patients, several health disciplines may be involved, depending on their age and the nature of the disorder:
Speech therapists
These are professionals specialised in the prevention, assessment, diagnosis and treatment of disorders related to communication, language, speech, voice and swallowing. They design and implement personalised treatment plans.
Physicians
Medical specialists, such as otolaryngologists or neurologists, may be consulted to evaluate and treat underlying medical problems affecting communication, speech or swallowing.
Occupational therapists
Working in collaboration with the speech and language therapist to address problems related to fine motor skills and oral functions that may affect communication and swallowing.
Physiotherapists
In cases of dysarthria or muscle problems affecting speech function, a physiotherapist may work alongside the speech therapist to improve muscle strength and control.
Psychologists
Especially in situations where emotional, cognitive or behavioural aspects are interrelated with communication disorders, a psychologist may be part of the treatment team.
Social workers
Helping to address social, family or economic issues that may affect participation in the treatment and management of communication disorders.
Assistive technology specialists
Assisting in the implementation of technological aids, such as augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices, for people with severe communication difficulties.
What our clients say
The users of our home speech therapy service tell us, in their own words, that combining rigour and efficiency with human quality and empathy is undoubtedly the way forward: