Guidelines for audiology service delivery in nursing homes. Ad Hoc Committee on Audiology Service Delivery in Home Care and Institutional Settings. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Abstract

The increasing number of older adults in society as well as changing consumer preference and health care delivery systems have led to more frequent activity of audiologists in the delivery of services in nursing homes. The nursing home setting presents a number of challenges for the audiologist. It is anticipated that this document will provide audiologists with a comprehensive hearing management protocol and facilitate audiologists to confront the numerous challenges of the nursing home setting and provide quality audiology services.