Social Worker
The Role Of The Social Worker In The Long-Term Care Facility
Edited by Novella Perrin and Joanne Polowy
Printed by the Missouri Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program 2008
Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of Contents ............................................................................................................ 2 Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................... 4 Social Worker Ad Hoc Committees ................................................................................. 5 Preface to the Revised Edition ........................................................................................ 7 Chapter 1. GENERAL PHILOSOPHY AND GOALS .......................................................... 8 Organization of the Book ......................................................................... 12 Terminology ............................................................................................. 12 2. ADMISSIONS ................................................................................................. 13 Marketing ................................................................................................. 13 Orientation to the Facility ......................................................................... 14 Pre-Admission Coordination .................................................................... 15 Pre-Admission Screening ........................................................................ 16 Admission ................................................................................................ 17 Advance Directives .................................................................................. 18 The Social History .................................................................................... 21 Resident Rights ....................................................................................... 21 Discharge Planning
Edited by Novella Perrin and Joanne Polowy
Printed by the Missouri Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program 2008
Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of Contents ............................................................................................................ 2 Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................... 4 Social Worker Ad Hoc Committees ................................................................................. 5 Preface to the Revised Edition ........................................................................................ 7 Chapter 1. GENERAL PHILOSOPHY AND GOALS .......................................................... 8 Organization of the Book ......................................................................... 12 Terminology ............................................................................................. 12 2. ADMISSIONS ................................................................................................. 13 Marketing ................................................................................................. 13 Orientation to the Facility ......................................................................... 14 Pre-Admission Coordination .................................................................... 15 Pre-Admission Screening ........................................................................ 16 Admission ................................................................................................ 17 Advance Directives .................................................................................. 18 The Social History .................................................................................... 21 Resident Rights ....................................................................................... 21 Discharge Planning