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George Banks (Interventions (Teach swallowing techniques (Masako to…

- - - - Palpate masseter while clenching teeth
      - Open mouth against resistance and inspect for jaw deviation
    - - Identify sweet, sour, salty, and bitter solutions applied to anterior 2/3 of tongue
      - Inspect for facial symmetry
    - - Inspect for symmetrical elevation of palate
    - - Stick tongue out and inspect for deviation to either side, atrophy, or fasciculations
- - - - Within 1 week, George will demonstrate proper positioning (chin tuck, left head rotation, slight recline, laying 5 degrees to the left side) when eating, with supervision and no more than 4 verbal cues from occupational therapist to improve proper swallowing and safety while eating.
    - - Within 1 week, George's family will demonstrate understanding of proper positioning for feeding (chin tuck to neutral, left head rotation, slight recline, laying 5 degrees to left side) with no more than 2 verbal cues in preparation for safe feeding at home.
- - - - Within 1 week, George will demonstrate a strong swallow when eating mechanical soft food with VitalStim with supervision from therapist and no more than 3 verbal cues and no signs of aspiration in preparation for independent eating.
    - - Within 1 week, George will eat mechanical soft foods with supervision from caregiver or therapist with no more than 5 verbal cues to utilize appropriate swallowing strategies (small bites, effortful swallow, and pacing) without signs and and symptoms of aspiration to improve proper swallowing and safety while eating.