article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

It’s time to suspend hospice social work visits (COVID-19)

Hospice Social Work

Until COVID-19 contained, we should only be seeing hospice patients–whether at home or in long-term care facilities–when it’s necessary to do so in order to meet crucial short-term needs. A clear threat to containment is when providers visit multiple nursing homes. Risks associated with hospice visits.

Hospice 52
article thumbnail

How to choose a good hospice (whether you’re looking for a job or signing up a relative)

Hospice Social Work

Through the most intense psychosocial challenges, social workers benefit from knowing that we are not acting alone. I’m extremely fortunate to work for a company that treats team members and patients extremely well, and I’m also fortunate to have the experience working with operations that were not run so well.

Hospice 52