Speech therapy for adults is intended for those who have difficulties with speaking, speech comprehension, speech production or swallowing. These difficulties may be caused by an illness, disability or injury.
The aim of speech therapy for adults is to improve everyday communication, functional capacity and autonomy.
You can book an appointment for speech therapy yourself or through a refer ...
You can apply for outpatient health care rehabilitation services without a referral from a doctor. If your rehabilitation does not progress by therapeutic means or a medical statement is needed, we can refer you to a health centre doctor’s appointment or you may need a referral from one to assess your rehabilitation needs.
When another instance, such as Kela, is responsible for providing rehabilitation, primary health care rehabilitation will not be granted as a supplement to the rehabilitation provided by Kela.
A healthcare professional will assess your situation and draw up a rehabilitation plan with you. The starting point for rehabilitation is that when your functional ability has changed due to an illness or disability, we will support your functional ability and independence by means of rehabilitation.