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CMS Updates Guidance for Nursing Home Visitation During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Social Work Blog

Limitations on visits from family (as defined by each resident), other personal guests, and even certain service providers (such as hospice personnel and long-term care ombudsmen) have drastically exacerbated loneliness and social isolation among residents.

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Finalists announced for Social Worker of the Year Awards

Social Work Awards

Supporting Children in Education Award 2022 – Supported by Staffordshire University • Charlotte Elliot – Devon County Council • Samantha Gilham – London Borough of Camden • Lauren Main – Gloucestershire County Council.

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Members in the News – September 12, 2023

Social Workers Speak

I had conversations with palliative and hospice care physicians, nurses and social workers that comforted me, surprised me and challenged my own assumptions about death. Depression is a leading cause of disability around the world, the World Health Organization wrote in a report. Maybe they will for you, too.

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Home Health Specializations Boost Performance, Bottom Line

Relias

Strengthening your business may require staff to specialize in hospice and palliative care or respiratory therapy, for example, if demand for those services increases. Hospice care. Intellectual and developmental disabilities. There are many specialization areas to consider, such as: Memory care. Respiratory therapy.