Social work in nursing facilities -- The changing face of nursing home social work -- Basic orientation -- Charts and documentation -- Assessment and the plan of care -- The interdisciplinary team -- The interdisciplinary meeting -- Room changes -- Facility staff training and in-services -- Social work consultation in the nursing facility -- Nursing facilities and governing oversights -- Screenings for long-term care -- Preadmission and admission to nursing facilities -- OBRA: The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act -- Legal auspices of social work -- The minimum data set and the social worker -- The long-term care ombudsman program -- State surveys and JCAHO surveys -- Policies in the nursing facility -- Diagnosis, treatment, and care issues -- Dementia -- Depression -- Medication and antipsychotic medication -- Pain in older adults -- Sexuality -- Mental health consultants -- Groups in nursing facilities -- Families and next of kin -- Diversity, culture, ethnicity, and long-term care facilities -- Spirituality and religious observance -- Ethics -- Social work ethics -- Legal representatives -- Abuse, neglect, and mistreatment -- Confidentiality -- Community liaisons -- Resident finances in the nursing home -- Transfer and discharge -- Community services -- Funeral arrangements -- Disaster planning -- Troubles in paradise.
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. It is the most comprehensive guide to nursing home social work available and includes new chapters on changing expectations and new models for nursing home facilities (including the patient-centered facility), disaster planning, pain in older adults, and families and next of kin as legal representatives. Also included are policies that have been revised or added since the previous edition was published, including information about the new Minimum Data Set (MDS 3.0) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and updated content on dementia, depression, elder abuse, and more. Comprises the most comprehensive guide to nursing home social work available. Includes new chapters on culture and diversity; spirituality; disaster planning; pain in older adults; new models for nursing homes; and families as legal representatives. Provides new information about MDS 3.0 and HIPAA. Contains helpful forms for assessments, screenings, transfer/discharge notes, new HIPAA forms, and many others."-- Publisher's website.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.