They see the need mainly in elderly care and special housing because eating and swallowing difficulties can lead to an increased risk of airway obstruction, pneumonia and starvation.
- We see that it is a patient group that needs help, says Katarina Andreassen, chairman of the speech therapists' association's local association in Halland.
Through letters to all Halland municipalities, the speech therapists' association's local association in Halland wants to draw attention to the need.
In the clip, Katarina Andreassen tells more about why speech therapists in the municipality are important.