Donna M Alford SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
205 WOLF STREET PEARCY AR, 71964About
Dr. Donna Alford is a speech language pathologist practicing in PEARCY, AR. Dr. Alford specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Alford evaluates, diagnoses and treats patients with communication and swallowing troubles. These conditions may be due to developmental delay, brain injury, hearing loss, autism, stroke or other diseases and injuries. Dr. Alford helps patients make sounds and improve their voices through various methods. Speech language pathologists also work with patients to strengthen muscles used to speak and swallow, and work with individuals and families to help cope with their conditions.
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Behavioral responses of the institutionalized elderly to eating and to food services.
- Primary health care: reflections on private practice.
- What adaptations in nursing care do you make for your oldest old clients?
- AAN working paper. Wellness and health promotion of the elderly.
- Tips on promoting food and fluid intake in the elderly.
- The affluent elderly: problems in nursing care.
- The affluent elderly: problems in nursing care.
- Texas Nurses Set Guidelines for Nurses Serving as Consultants to Nursing Homes.
- Services for maintaining independence.
- Learning to live together in retirement housing.
- Shopping with older adults.
- Promoting healthy employee lifestyles.
- Promote family interaction.
- Nursing care of the patient with endometriosis.
- A report on health manpower.
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