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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.

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Social workers could join neighbourhood teams for people with complex needs

Community Care

The BCF policy framework for 2025-26 said such teams were designed to provide “more integrated and proactive care for people with complex needs”, to help them “stay independent for as long as possible” and reduce the likelihood of them being admitted to hospital or care homes.

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COVID-19 and First Responder Social Workers: An Unexpected Mental Health Storm

Social Work Blog

COVID-19 has disproportionally affected people living in poverty; new immigrants; and those living in healthcare settings (hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes), shelters, detention centers, and prisons. The pandemic has also significantly impacted social workers who face hidden mental health consequences.

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How Social Workers can Use Words to Heal

Social Work Blog

Whether social workers use books, poetry, and writing exercises with individual clients in individual therapy, with groups of nursing home residents, or patients in a hospital setting, the possibilities are endless. The writing and sharing of poetry offer hope during troubled times.”

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Understanding Animal Assisted Therapy: How it Conforms to Social Work Practice

University of Connecticut

demonstrate the ability to match differing therapeutic animal roles and interventions to address the different types of human-health and wellness related needs in different settings (schools, nursing homes, hospitals).

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7 Steps To Prevent Pressure Sores

Relias

Guidance on CMS websites includes quality measures focused on preventing pressure injuries and maintaining skin integrity in various settings such as hospitals , nursing homes , inpatient rehabilitation facilities , home health , and more.

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65,000 adults waiting at least six months for assessment as unmet needs mount, warns ADASS

Community Care

The figure, dating from the end of February, is six times that recorded in September last year, and comes with most directors reporting they have had to prioritise assessments for cases of suspected abuse or neglect, hospital discharge or reablement following a temporary residential care stay. ADASS May 2022 survey: key findings.