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Social workers could join neighbourhood teams for people with complex needs

Community Care

Integrated teams potentially involving social workers Along with improving population health management, general practice, community health and urgent care, this should involve establishing neighbourhood MDTs to carry out holistic assessments and reviews and plan and co-ordinate care for people with complex needs.

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Partnering With Hospitals Can Boost SNF Referrals

Relias

While skilled nursing facility (SNFs) occupancy rates are slowly increasing , they are still 20% lower than before the COVID-19 pandemic, with many SNFs still struggling to fill beds. A CarePort report found that more patients prefer to receive post-acute care at home instead of in nursing homes and SNFs.