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Dignity Speech Services, LLC
Speech Therapy
in Boston
, Massachusetts
Therapist Category: Speech Therapy
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About Dignity Speech Services, LLC
Dignity Speech Services, LLC provides customized, in-home speech-language pathology services for adults, with an emphasis on geriatric care and neurological communication, voice, and swallowing needs. Based in Hyde Park (Boston, Massachusetts), the practice travels throughout the Hyde Park area and nearby Boston neighborhoods, and also serves surrounding towns including Canton, Dedham, Milton, Needham, Norwood, and Westwood (with potential availability beyond this general radius). Dignity Speech focuses on supporting quality of life and day-to-day participation using person-centered, evidence-based care delivered in the comfort of a client’s home, and offers a free phone consultation to help determine fit and next steps.
Services include rehabilitation and habilitation programs. Rehabilitation is designed for people recovering after an acute medical change such as stroke, head injury, respiratory illness, or changes in mental status, and can address speech and language, cognition, voice, and swallowing. Therapy may target comprehension and expression, social and nonverbal communication strategies (including visual supports and AAC options), motor speech (including apraxia of speech and dysarthria), voice changes (including pitch and loudness), cognitive-linguistic skills such as attention and memory, and swallowing safety and efficiency (including airway protection and diet consistency management). Habilitation services support individuals living with progressive neurologic conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and ALS, with an emphasis on maintaining function, reducing frustration, and providing education and planning support for clients and families. Dignity Speech also offers Companion Care, an hourly private service intended to help clients carry over skills from a skilled rehab program into everyday routines and engagement. The team includes owner Janice T. Buziak-Smith, MS CCC-SLP, and speech-language pathologist Melissa Day, M.S. SLP.
Conditions Treated, Specialties & Treatment Types
Who they treat: Geriatric
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Contact Details & Directions
Hyde Park Ave, Boston, MA 02136
Open Hours
Monday: 09:00 – 17:00
Tuesday: 09:00 – 17:00
Wednesday: 09:00 – 17:00
Thursday: 09:00 – 17:00
Friday: 09:00 – 17:00
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Social Links & Google Reviews
Google Review Count: 1
Frequently Asked Questions
Dignity Speech provides in-network outpatient speech therapy for Medicare Part B (traditional), Blue Cross Blue Shield, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, certain UnitedHealthcare plans through the Harvard Pilgrim alliance, and Mass General Brigham. Before care begins, the clinic provides a good-faith estimate that may outline expected copays or deductibles depending on your plan. For other insurers, Dignity Speech is considered out of network and can provide an invoice you may submit for possible reimbursement. The site also notes that private pay is not allowed for Medicare-eligible clients receiving Medicare, and Medicare Part A services cannot be received at the same time as Medicare Part B outpatient therapy.
The clinic offers outpatient therapy in the home and travels in and around the Hyde Park area of Boston, including Brighton, Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, Mattapan, Roslindale, Roxbury, and West Roxbury. It also lists neighboring towns such as Canton, Dedham, Milton, Needham, Norwood, and Westwood. Visits outside this general radius may be possible depending on clinical availability, and the clinic invites clients to ask if their location is not listed.
According to the clinic, providing therapy in a client’s natural environment can help make care more personalized and meaningful for the client and family. Home-based sessions can also reduce the burden of transportation, which may be difficult due to fatigue or mobility limitations. The site also describes in-home services as supporting better attendance and participation, which can contribute to improved outcomes.
Rehabilitation services are described as a structured approach to restoring or recovering function after an acute illness or medical event, such as stroke, head injury, respiratory illness, or changes in mental status. Habilitation services focus on maximizing ability and quality of life when function is affected by progressive neurologic conditions such as dementia or neuro-progressive illnesses, emphasizing current strengths and practical supports for the future.
The clinic treats communication, cognitive, voice, and swallowing changes that can occur after hospitalization or with neurologic disease. Examples on the site include word-finding and language understanding changes, reduced speech clarity related to motor speech conditions, changes in voice quality or loudness, cognitive-linguistic issues such as attention and memory, and swallowing safety concerns such as aspiration risk and diet consistency needs.
Companion Care is an hourly private service designed to support carryover of skills learned during a skilled rehab program into everyday activities at home. The clinic describes services such as engaging in preferred activities, conversation and cognitive or social stimulation, helping clients connect with others by phone or video, local approved outings, walks, light meal or snack preparation, and light tidying. The site notes Companion Care does not include nursing care, medication administration, vital sign monitoring, wound care, or direct assistance with activities of daily living such as bathing, toileting, or dressing. The minimum booking is one hour, with billing in half-hour increments afterward, and a travel fee may apply.
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