| Description |
xvii, 389 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: pt. I SOCIAL WORK IN NURSING FACILITIES -- 1.The Changing Face of Nursing Home Social Work -- 2.Basic Orientation -- 3.Charts and Documentation -- 4.Assessment and the Plan of Care -- pt. II THE INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM -- 5.The Interdisciplinary Meeting -- 6.Room Changes -- 7.Facility Staff Training and In-Services -- 8.Social Work Consultation in the Nursing Facility -- pt. III NURSING FACILITIES AND GOVERNING OVERSIGHTS -- 9.Screenings for Long-Term Care -- 10.Preadmission and Admission to Nursing Facilities -- 11.OBRA---The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act -- 12.Legal Auspices of Social Work -- 13.The Minimum Data Set and the Social Worker -- 14.The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program -- 15.State Surveys and JCAHO Surveys -- 16.Policies in the Nursing Facility -- pt. IV DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND CARE ISSUES -- 17.Dementia -- 18.Depression -- 19.Medication and Antipsychotic Medication -- 20.Pain in Older Adults -- 21.Sexuality -- |
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Contents note continued: 22.Mental Health Consultants -- 23.Groups in Nursing Facilities -- 24.Families and Next of Kin -- 25.Diversity, Culture, Ethnicity, and Long-Term Care Facilities -- 26.Spirituality and Religious Observance -- pt. V ETHICS -- 27.Social Work Ethics -- 28.Legal Representatives -- 29.Abuse, Neglect, and Mistreatment -- 30.Confidentiality -- pt. VI COMMUNITY LIAISONS -- 31.Resident Finances in the Nursing Home -- 32.Transfer and Discharge -- 33.Community Services -- 34.Funeral Arrangements -- 35.Disaster Planning -- 36.Troubles in Paradise -- Appendix: Standardized Forms -- Social Service Job Description Sample -- Initial Social Service History and Assessment Form -- Social Service History Initial Assessment -- Quarterly Social Service Note Form -- Social Service Quarterly Progress Note -- Social Service Evaluation Form -- Social Service Evaluation -- Interdisciplinary Team Meeting Record -- Preadmission Screening Scenario -- |
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Contents note continued: Identification Screening for Nonrecipients Waiving LTC Screening (Massachusetts Example) -- Notices for Transfer or Discharge -- Example of 30-Day Notice of Intent to Transfer/Discharge Resident -- Example of Notice of Nursing Facility Resident's Rights Regarding a Transfer/Discharge -- Example of a Request for a Hearing -- Example of Notice of Intent to Transfer or Discharge Resident With Expedited Appeal -- Bed-Hold Form -- Bed-Hold Policy and Notice (Massachusetts Sample) -- Community Discharge Plan Form -- Community Discharge Plan -- Nursing Home Social Work Practice Standards: An Example From Massachusetts -- Health Care Proxy Form (Massachusetts and New York) -- Massachusetts Health Care Proxy -- New York State Health Care Proxy -- HIPAA Policy Example |
| Summary |
This completely updated guide for nursing home social workers reflects the latest political, economic, and cultural trends and requirements for nursing home facilities and how they impact social workers |
| Analysis |
Nursing |
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Old people - issues & welfare |
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Social work |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Social work with older people -- United States.
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Nursing homes -- United States.
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Nursing Homes.
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Social Work.
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Homes for the Aged.
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| SUBJECT |
United States. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 |
| LC no. |
2012016473 |
| ISBN |
9780826193483 |
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082619348X |
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