Dignity Speech Services, LLC

Dignity Speech Services, LLC High-quality speech, cognitive communication, and swallowing outpatient therapy in your home. 🏡 The clinician is fully vaccinated and regularly tested.

COVID-19 INFORMATION: Due to Covid-19, recommendations from the CDC and DPH are being followed to keep you safe. Please visit www.dignityspeech.com for further information and get the care you deserve! SPECIALITIES:
- Certified Dementia Care Specialist (CDCS)
- McNeill Dysphagia Therapy Program (MDTP) Certified
- VitalStim Certified

🎉 This week marked 5 years since I took the leap and started my private speech therapy practice! What began as a hope an...
07/18/2025

🎉 This week marked 5 years since I took the leap and started my private speech therapy practice! What began as a hope and dream has grown into something deeply meaningful, and I’m truly grateful.

Over the past five years, we have provided speech, language, voice, swallowing, and cognitive-communication services to more than 150 adults in our local community, ranging in age from 22 to 95. I’m fortunate to have two wonderful women (one of whom is a former student) who bring dedication and expertise to our team every day. Together, we’ve made meaningful connections across the state of Massachusetts and beyond.

To every client, caregiver, colleague, and referring provider — thank you for your trust and support. Your partnership has been essential to our growth.

I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished and optimistic about the year ahead, continuing to serve and support our community with skilled, compassionate care. 💬💙



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For their last assignment, my SLP grad students needed to complete a hot dog heist escape room. They passed with flyin...
03/29/2025

For their last assignment, my SLP grad students needed to complete a hot dog heist escape room. They passed with flying colors 🌭😆 proud of these ladies!

Had a little fun today with a Montessori activity! My clients with early to middle stage dementia really struggle with t...
01/17/2025

Had a little fun today with a Montessori activity! My clients with early to middle stage dementia really struggle with their independence, so helping someone make their own lunch today was incredibly rewarding - and delicious! 🌭 😋 Simple, familiar activities can enhance attention, sequencing and planning, language processing and verbal expression skills, as well as feelings of accomplishment, autonomy, and connection.

I frequently get asked by other SLPs if insurance (specifically Medicare) will cover the therapy serivces for people wit...
10/23/2024

I frequently get asked by other SLPs if insurance (specifically Medicare) will cover the therapy serivces for people with neurodegenerative diseases, such as dementia, or therapy for old deficits related to a stroke. Many times, the patients are told by their doctors or other SLPs that they “won’t make any more progress,” their date of injury or stroke is “too far away,” and insurance “won’t cover any more therapy.”

I just was audited on two patients that I treated in 2022 - one patient had deficits related to an old stroke (over 1 year prior), and one had deficits related to vascular dementia. The audit found zero reasons not to cover the services. This is not intended to be a brag - this is the work we must do as providers.

Our job as skilled speech-language pathologists is to analyze what is negatively impacting this person‘s communication and functioning in their life and determine if there is anything at all we can do to make it easier or better. It can be little things, like establishing a clear baseline of cognitive-communication functioning, staging their dementia to help the client and family plan, providing counseling and teaching, or developing augmentative systems to support the client’s current communication needs, all of which are in our scope of practice.

The diligent documentation of this skill is so essential, not only for our reimbursement but for our clients and their families. Establishing a clear reason for referral, the findings of standardized tests and measures and patient-reported outcome (PRO) scores, and setting clear, meaningful goals not only follow CMS regulations but guide your therapy, provide clear evidence to our clients and their families on the status and current level of function, and promote understanding, gains, and generalization of skills.

I challenge you as professionals to consider how you represent clients on paper, use established checklists (easily found on the ASHA or CMS website), and not let the worry of insurance coverage be a barrier to giving individuals the skilled therapy they deserve.
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Thank you, Cornerstone at Canton for inviting me to participate in your Health and Wellness Month programming! Your awar...
08/22/2024

Thank you, Cornerstone at Canton for inviting me to participate in your Health and Wellness Month programming! Your awareness of what positive aging can look like helps your residents stay vibrant and engaged! Keep up the great work! 👏🏼🗣️😊

Another baby bird is leaving the nest! Congratulations Kaylee on completing your graduate adult clinic placement with Di...
08/16/2024

Another baby bird is leaving the nest! Congratulations Kaylee on completing your graduate adult clinic placement with Dignity Speech! Your kindness and work ethic will get you far. 💙🗣️

Dignity Speech Services is proud to be celebrating their 4️⃣th year in business! What started as a passion project has g...
07/17/2024

Dignity Speech Services is proud to be celebrating their 4️⃣th year in business! What started as a passion project has grown and changed, and the response from the community continues to humble and awe me. In this relatively short period of time we have been able to serve over 100 clients, brought on 2 amazing SLPs, increased our coverage areas, and honed our skills for these underserved and specific populations. The referrals received from home health agencies, independent and assisted-living facilities, and local medical providers has been equally impressive, and I value my collaborations with HH SLPs and mobile physical and occupational therapy groups more than I can express.
I would be remiss to not acknowledge the sacrifices I have had to make for this process. My working hours are constant, even on the weekends or when on vacation. There never seems to be enough time in the day to balance work, family, friends, and life. This work is not for the faint of heart and is highly demanding, but equally rewarding and satisfying. I have found my true calling.
Again, I want to thank all of the clinicians who have guided me in this process and continue to give me advice, a sounding board, validation, and feedback. Lastly, but definitely not least, a resounding thanks to the clients and their families who have put their trust in our program and continue to return and refer others to our business.
We would not be here without you!
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Welcome, Melissa!! 😃🗣️ Melissa Day, M.S. SLP joined our team in the fall of 2023, bringing 30 years of clinical expertis...
04/27/2024

Welcome, Melissa!! 😃
🗣️ Melissa Day, M.S. SLP joined our team in the fall of 2023, bringing 30 years of clinical expertise, mostly in the home health setting, and we couldn’t be happier! Melissa puts her clients first, always advocating for their needs and making recommendations that fit their personal goals. She has extensive experience with individuals with neurodegenerative diseases, specifically ALS and Parkinson’s Disease.
Melissa is our primary therapist in our southwest coverage zone (areas in and around Norwood, Canton, Walpole, Franklin, Medfield, and Holliston).
📲 📧 Call today or send an inquiry to info@dignityspeech.com and get the speech therapy care you deserve!

04/27/2024

Can you pass me the whatchamacallit? It's right over there next to the thingamajig.

The Clock Drawing Test, best known to screen for dementia and the cause of much stress for most older adults, is a usefu...
12/07/2023

The Clock Drawing Test, best known to screen for dementia and the cause of much stress for most older adults, is a useful tool for helping to assess progress. This task is a mini-screening tool for all cognitive domains and can be easily re-administered over time to sample and monitor progress, deterioration or change, and stability. Constructs of visuospatial skills, planning, memory, number and time concepts, and organization are all integral for the successful completion of this task.

These are images of a real client's clock drawing test with me over the past 6+ months (shared with permission). He suffered a severe stroke in late 2022 and continues to fight to regain his skills. Using this test, I have been able to show him and his loved ones his progress and change, giving them continued motivation as time passes, and a visible reason to smile. 🙂

--> Aprahamian I, Martinelli JE, Neri AL, Yassuda MS. The Clock Drawing Test: A review of its accuracy in screening for dementia. Dement Neuropsychol. 2009 Apr-Jun;3(2):74-81. doi: 10.1590/S1980-57642009DN30200002. PMID: 29213615; PMCID: PMC5619222.
--> Helm-Estabrooks, N. (2001). In CLQT: Cognitive Linguistic Quick Test (pp. 5–6). essay, Psychological Corporation.

Recovering from ASHA 2023 in Boston!!! 🗣️🤓 It was so much fun celebrating the successes of my friends and colleagues, me...
11/19/2023

Recovering from ASHA 2023 in Boston!!! 🗣️🤓 It was so much fun celebrating the successes of my friends and colleagues, meeting my “virtual” SLP friends in person, catching up with my prior students, and networking with other professionals! My favorite was finally meeting my own dad’s SLP in person 😍. I didn’t grab nearly enough photos because I was too busy talking 😂 (shocking). Kept my eyes peeled for alum but didn’t see anyone (comment if you were there!). So much fun!

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Hyde Park, MA

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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