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National Report Addresses Nursing Home Quality & Promotes Value of Social Work

Social Work Blog

On April 6, 2022, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released a report entitled The National Imperative to Improve Nursing Home Quality: Honoring Our Commitment to Residents , Families, and Staff. Posted April 22, 2022. Study sponsors included the Commonwealth Fund and the John A Hartford Foundation.

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A Daughter's Dilemma

American Board of Clinical Social Work

Mami always told me, “when I’m no longer able to take care of myself, put me in a nursing home…my dignity is very important to me”. We are no longer able to keep our dear Mami at home. As her daughter, I struggle with guilt feelings and have tried to think of any other possible solution that excludes nursing home placement.