Geriatric Speech Pathology

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Abstract
It is estimated that from 45 to 50% of aged patients in extended care facilities have handicapping speech, language, and/or hearing disorders. In a large part the speech and language disorders are secondary to degenerative brain diseases such as arteriosclerotic and senile chronic brain syndromes and other atrophic and vascular disorders. While many of these disorders are not amenable to specific remediation techniques, patients can often be helped to adjust to their environment and intact communication modalities can be maximized.

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