As a home health care provider, when should I call a
social worker?
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Decision Point Consulting, Inc.
CARE AT THE CROSSROADS OF LIFE
CARE AT THE CROSSROADS OF LIFE
As a home health care professional, do you know when it is necessary to contact a
social worker to meet your client's needs?
Below are some high risk indicators. If you can answer "yes" to any of the questions,
then a referral to a social worker at Decision Point Consulting is recommended.
social worker to meet your client's needs?
Below are some high risk indicators. If you can answer "yes" to any of the questions,
then a referral to a social worker at Decision Point Consulting is recommended.
 | Does your patient have a sufficient income to afford their basic needs and/or | |
| medical needs? | ||
| Does your patient have someone who is able and willing to be their caregiver? | |
| Do you suspect that your patient is being abused, neglected, and/or exploited? | |
| Are there other people living in the same household who are also patients? | |
| Does your patient have a diagnosis of a psychiatric illness? | |
| Is your patient refusing to comply with placement? | |
| Has your patient been hospitalized repeatedly? | |
| Has there been a recent death of the patient's significant other? | |
| Does your patient have a terminal illness? | |
| Is there little or no food in the patient's home? | |
| Are there concerns regarding your patient's level of competency to make | |
| his/her own decisions regarding care? |
| Contact Us Find out more about Decision Point Consulting's Care at the Crossroads of Life. Call us at (636)207-8751 Fax us at (636)207-7561 Office Hours: Monday -Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. E-mail a Social Worker 14615 Manchester Road Suite L04 Manchester, Missouri 63011 |
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