Services

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Hospice Social Workers help clients and their families navigate planning for end-of-life care; understand their treatment plan and be vocal about their needs; manage the stresses of debilitating physical illnesses, including emotional, familial and financial; overcome crisis situations, and connect to other support services. Hospice workers are advocates for patients and their families, and know what their clients need and what resources are available within and outside of hospice settings to help them.

Hospice Care Social Work is challenging work, as it involves helping people through difficult and stressful times of their lives. However, the rewards may include making strong connections with people, learning and celebrating their life stories, and having a positive impact on clients and their families.

Home Health is a type of care service that help individuals with short-term medical needs. Most of these patients have recently transitioned from hospital to a home setting. Some are recovering from a surgery, injury, or acute illness and are better recovering in a home setting with loved ones. Some may have chronic diseases such as diabetes, IDDM needs, COPD, or heart failure, and a doctor has prescribed short-term home nursing care to help them better manage their condition usually two to four months.

 Social Workers are now authorized to do TeleHealth visits to help individuals lower their COVID-19 stress. Social Workers also perform home medical social work evaluations to identify problems and create immediate and longer-term interventions. Social Workers also assess each client’s needs and create a plan to address each challenge. 

Palliative Care Social Workers conduct assessments of clients and their families to determine their psychological, social, emotional, and spiritual needs. This information is important for the palliative care team to develop an effective and compassionate care plan.

Palliative Care Social Workers coordinate the care of patients with a team of medical professionals. Care coordination is defined as the delivery of effective medical, psychological and/or social care through the organization of primary and secondary care providers. With their knowledge of systems of care and support within medical settings and the larger community, palliative care social workers are often the point of contact between different care providers, as well as the liaison between clients and their treatment team.