Community Care

JANUARY 31, 2025

Best practice would be for the team to include a core group of staff responsible for complex case management, with a care co-ordinator assigned to each person, and an extended team who could be drawn upon for specialist support.

Social Worker 41

Social Worker Hospitals Rehabilitation Disability 41

Relias

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The increased pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic has presented never-before-seen growth opportunities for home health agencies and their workforce, as Bill Dombi, President of the National Association of Home Care and Hospice (NAHC), noted in a December 2021 webinar titled The State of Home Health.

Home Care 52

Home Care Healthcare Hospice Medicare 52

Relias

OCTOBER 28, 2022

“One of the goals of the nationwide rollout of VBP is to integrate and coordinate care,” Salisbury-Sizemore said. Under the first performance year of VBP in 2023, home health agencies will be scored in part on the patient’s perception of their communication and team discussion.” Assessing communication and collaboration.

Hospice 52

Hospice Communication Clinic Patient Safety 52

Community Care

OCTOBER 23, 2023

There will be no observation of practice by social workers or other professionals, such as occupational therapists. As well as assessing individual authorities, the CQC will also draw on data and performance information to track and report on national trends, as it did in the State of care report.

Nursing Home 61

Nursing Home Social Worker Therapist Government 61

Social Work Haven

APRIL 26, 2023

The Assessor (anyone) can carry out a capacity assessment for example, a friend, family members, a care worker, an occupational therapist, a nurse, a doctor or a social worker What are the key elements of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 The key element is the fact that the MCA is a decision support tool. Who can assess capacity?

Social Worker 52

Social Worker Communication Interventional Disorder 52

Community Care

MARCH 14, 2025

Boosting staff training and morale A significant barrier the researchers identified relates to the training of reablement staff, who include assessors, support workers and, in some cases, occupational therapists or physiotherapists. Proper investment is needed for staff training to achieve the culture of care that supports reablement.

Therapist 42

Therapist Engagement Hospitals Recovery 42