What is the role of a social worker in a home health agency?
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Decision Point Consulting, Inc.
CARE AT THE CROSSROADS OF LIFE
CARE AT THE CROSSROADS OF LIFE
A social worker is a vital team member for all home health nurses and therapists. A
social worker's role is to tie the complete system of a patient's health and care
together. Our services are designed to compliment the services you already
provide to your patients.
Medicare pays for patient home health services from a medical perspective, but
requires a systems perspective for the agency's services. In other words, what kind
of environment and support system does the patient have to ensure a successful
recovery? Nurses, therapists, and social workers are all required to document each
case based on the patient's diagnosis. Treatment is provided by nurses and
therapists but the entire system is treated by social workers.
A social worker's role is to act as an advocate for the patient after assessing his/her
emotional, social, cognitive, spiritual, safety, and functional abilities. Decision Point
Consulting's social workers are trained to provide expert resource referral and
coordination for patients. At times, our social workers also act as a mediator for
family conflict or staff conflict. Coping with health, emotional, and disability issues
can become overwhelming for a patient and their family. Decision Point Consulting
can provide the counseling services to help these individuals manage the changes
in their lives.
social worker's role is to tie the complete system of a patient's health and care
together. Our services are designed to compliment the services you already
provide to your patients.
Medicare pays for patient home health services from a medical perspective, but
requires a systems perspective for the agency's services. In other words, what kind
of environment and support system does the patient have to ensure a successful
recovery? Nurses, therapists, and social workers are all required to document each
case based on the patient's diagnosis. Treatment is provided by nurses and
therapists but the entire system is treated by social workers.
A social worker's role is to act as an advocate for the patient after assessing his/her
emotional, social, cognitive, spiritual, safety, and functional abilities. Decision Point
Consulting's social workers are trained to provide expert resource referral and
coordination for patients. At times, our social workers also act as a mediator for
family conflict or staff conflict. Coping with health, emotional, and disability issues
can become overwhelming for a patient and their family. Decision Point Consulting
can provide the counseling services to help these individuals manage the changes
in their lives.
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