Bellwether: [Bell-weth-er] origin: 1400-50: late ME
Noun:
-a person or thing that assumes the leadership or forefront, as of
a profession or industry
-a person or thing that shows the existence or direction of a trend
Synonyms:
-a leader, pacesetter, forerunner, trailblazer
Bellwether Nutrition & Rehabilitative Services, Inc. was founded by Amy Kunstle in December 2003 as a small private practice to provide services in the realms of medical nutrition and speech-language pathology. From the time period of 2005 to present, Bellwether has expanded in a unique fashion to include nine dynamic professional contractors who are all pacesetters in their respective fields including: speech-language pathology, pediatric occupational therapy, physical therapy specializing in lymphedema treatment, billing and patient care coordination. Each professional brings a passion to serve patients in specialty areas that coordinate and expand upon their network of jobs. Our associations include: the ENT Center of Pueblo, LLC, Colorado Bluesky Enterprises Infant-Toddler Center, Part C, Interim Home Health Care, Parkview Medical Center, Care by the Children's Hospital, The Reverend Roger Patrick Dorcy Cancer Center-Centura Health, Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Disability Determination Services, Connections Academy and PSI Online Schools.
Services:
Speech-Language Pathology
Pediatric Occupational Therapy
Medical Nutrition Therapy
Lymphedema Therapy
Specialty Areas:
Pediatric:
Speech/language disorders.
Feeding disorders.
Apraxia speech disorders.
Sensory integration disorders.
Fluency disorders.
Nutrition assessment and intervention
Adult:
Cognitive rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury and stroke.
Swallowing disorders.
Voice disorders including advanced-level training in the Lee Silverman Voice Therapy program
&
Lessac-Madsen Resonant Voice Therapy
Accent modification.
Lymphedema management.
Multi-disciplinary intervention for patients with head and neck cancer.
Medical Nutrition Counseling.
Advanced-level training and certification in adult weight management.
Co-treatment of nutrition, swallowing and voice disorders in individuals with Parkinson disease.









Clinicians:

Owner: Amy Kunstle, RD, MA, CCC-SLP
In Company With:
Heather Bever, MA, CCC-SLP
Jenny Garner, MA, CCC-SLP
Valerie Rosen, MS, CCC-SLP
Robin Ahlenius, OTR
Janet Dennis, PT
Insurances:
Medicaid
Medicare
Anthem BCBS
Rocky Mountain HMO
Great West
CHP +
Dept of Labor/Energy
Competitive Private Pay
&
Out-of-Network Arrangements