Speech Therapy In Scottsdale
As we age, communication, cognition, and swallowing can become problems and offer challenges in how we interact with others and ourselves. For many seniors, these challenges are particularly acute after a stroke, during dementia, or while suffering from Parkinson’s disease, although they can appear as part of the natural process of aging.
These challenges can make it difficult to eat, to speak, and even to think clearly. However, speech therapy has the potential to improve all of these outcomes without the use of medication or surgery.
At Haven Health’s skilled nursing facility in Scottsdale, we take particular pride in our speech therapy services. Our dedicated and compassionate team can work with you or your loved ones to regain your faculties, strengthen the muscles that allow you to swallow properly, and make communication easy again.
Speech therapy is not just about speaking. It is about empowering seniors to connect with others and lead healthy, independent lives. Here’s how we can help each of our Scottsdale residents reach their full potential.
what is Speech Therapy?
Speech therapy is a type of guided rehabilitation that focuses on improving a patient’s ability to speak, communicate, think clearly, and swallow. Speech therapy generally focuses on two areas of rehabilitation — neurological rehabilitation and physical rehabilitation.
Often, after a stroke or other neurological disorder, it becomes difficult to use language and even think clearly, due to damage to the brain that comes from a lack of oxygen during the incident. On a neurological level, speech therapy combats these negative effects by rebuilding pathways in the brain to language and thinking centers through regular mental exercises and games.
On the physical level, speech therapy helps people rehabilitate the muscle strength and coordination needed to form words, swallow, and effectively use the tongue, lips, and neck muscles. Together, these techniques can rebuild both the mental pathways and physical strength needed to communicate effectively.
Speech therapy is provided by certified and licensed speech-language pathologists. Our passionate and compassionate speech-language pathologists are trained to evaluate and treat all kinds of disorders, and speech therapy is often a key component of rehabilitation after a stroke or stay in the hospital.
With 0 locations across Arizona offering Speech Therapy, Haven Health offers the perfect solution for your needs. Contact us today for a free consultation.
Benefits Of Speech Therapy In Scottsdale
The greatest benefit to speech therapy is that patients can regain the ability to communicate clearly and effectively, as well as swallow properly. These benefits are downstream from others, such as safety, independence, and overall quality of life. Speech therapy can be helpful to people of all ages but is especially valuable for seniors and others dealing with the health challenges of aging.
Benefits include:
- Improved communication skills.
- Better cognitive function.
- Better memory.
- Increased organization.
- Safer swallowing.
- Increased confidence and reduced frustration.
- Increasing voice clarity and strength.
- Greater independence.
- The ability to use assistive communication devices with greater ease and facility.
In many cases, speech therapy also includes education and support for families on how to support and communicate with their loved one, while reinforcing health cognitive strategies. In all cases, our therapists use research-based strategies that match patients’ goals and deliver positive outcomes.
Who Can Benefit From Speech Therapy?
For older adults, speech therapy is often most beneficial for people who have had a stroke or conditions like Parkinson’s disease.
Speech therapy is often essential for seniors who:
- Are recovering from stroke.
- Have experienced a brain injury.
- Have Parkinson’s disease.
- Suffer from dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.
- Are suffering from cognitive impairments.
- Have weakened muscles from aging or illness.
- Have had surgery on the head or neck.
- Those who have undergone prolonged hospitalization.
In all cases, our speech-language pathologists use exercises and games to enhance quality of life and reduce pain and frustration. Our services are comprehensive, tailored to each individual patient, and gentle.
Speech Therapy And Skilled Nursing
Like occupational therapy and physical therapy, speech therapy is a key component to rehabilitation in our skilled nursing facilities in Arizona. Within our facilities, our dedicated, licensed, compassionate speech language pathologists make evaluations, perform training sessions, and work tirelessly to meet the needs of our patients.
We also track the progress of all of our patients to ensure goals are met or exceeded, and our personal treatment plans can be amended if necessary. We recognize no journey toward health is the same, and rarely are they a straight path, so we ensure all of our strategies can be re-tailored, if necessary.
Our combination of skilled nursing care and speech therapy ensures our residents have the potential for the best outcomes when suffering from an illness or injury, or while simply dealing with the realities of aging.
Why Choose Haven Health For Scottsdale Speech Therapy?
Haven Health is known throughout Arizona for our commitment to personalized service, attention to detail, and compassionate care. We provide customized treatment plans for each one of our residents, our state-of-the-art facilities and rehabilitation equipment are second to none, and our experienced therapists are among the best in the business.
If you or a loved one in Scottsdale is suffering from impaired communication, difficulty swallowing, or would like to explore the benefits of speech therapy, call today. Our friendly staff is always happy to answer care questions, and we love to give tours of our facilities.
Sources:
In brief: What is speech therapy? (2025).
Research in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. (2025).
Stagge, F., et al. (2025). Speech-Language Pathologists’ Use of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Adult Patients With Cognitive-Communication Disorders: A Survey Study.
Transitioning
Our skilled nurses and care providers have safety procedures in place to help patients carefully transition into our care during the course of their treatments.
Transportation
When needed, Haven Health can schedule and arrange transportation to and from follow-up appointments when personal doctors are unable to visit our facilities.
Insurance and Costs
We have a dedicated administrative team who can walk you through everything you need to know about insurance and costs associated with speech therapy.
how to get started
If you or a loved one needs treatment for speech or throat disorders, Haven Health is ready to help. Contact our team now to see which skilled nursing facility will work best for your speech therapy needs. Our compassionate caregivers are ready to work with you to build a plan for recovery.
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