Bringing Instrumental Swallowing Evaluations to Your Patients

As speech-language pathologists, we know that clinical swallow evaluations are only one piece of the puzzle. When questions remain regarding aspiration risk, swallowing physiology, diet recommendations, or treatment planning, an instrumental assessment is often necessary.

Unfortunately, many healthcare settings face barriers to obtaining these evaluations. Transportation challenges, lengthy wait times, staffing limitations, and hospital scheduling requirements can delay access to critical swallowing information.

Our mobile FEES service brings instrumental swallowing evaluations directly to skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities, long-term care settings, and other healthcare environments throughout the Kansas City metro area.

Benefits of mobile FEES include:

• Faster access to instrumental assessment without waiting weeks for a hospital appointment.

• Reduced transportation burden for medically complex or mobility-limited patients.

• Real-time clinical decision-making that helps guide diet recommendations, compensatory strategies, and treatment planning.

  
  

Our goal is to support treating clinicians by providing timely, evidence-based swallowing assessments that help patients receive the right care at the right time.

If your facility lacks consistent access to instrumental swallowing evaluations, we’d love to discuss how our mobile FEES program can support your patients and clinical team. Contact Speech and Swallowing Specialists of Kansas City to learn more.