providing patient and family counseling regarding dose sensitivity, dietary restrictions, and contraindications between medications and/or food (pharmacist/dietitian); * monitoring comorbidity and changing patient status (pharmacist/dietitian); * providing patient and family dietary teaching (dietitian); * providing spiritual support (clergy); * providing counseling and therapy (dietitian/social worker); * placement for care with changing patient status (social worker); and * referral to resources as needed (social worker). * The involvement of the rehabilitation therapist's (speech, physical therapist and occupational therapist) interdisciplinary healthcare teams role by: * providing services such as assessment of swallowing and communication difficulties; monitoring and evaluating patient's progress; therapeutic touch; massage therapy; hot/cold therapies; electrophysical modalities; and exercise therapy.