Social Service Director Ethnography

Arrange for staff to accompany resident when she ambulates, frequent reminders, her cognitive and physical status will have to be fully evaluated to determine her level of alertness and what functions she is capable of performing by herself.

In this paper, the role of a social worker will be addressed. A Human Service professional has, in its hands, the responsibilities in the life of the clients and families they meet. The tremendous and arduous responsibilities they take on include, but are not limited to, the well-being and care of people and their communities. Such roles can be helping others manage the care of a family member, assisting individuals experiencing problems with family relations and conflicts, dealing with changes that come with growing old, aiding those suffering mental illness and or those individuals struggling with addictions. Briefly

Preadmission for example, in a nursing home is done by the manager, the patient’s GP or multidisciplinary hospital staff. It is the nurses or receptionist’s job to take the patient’s information and pass it on to the multidisciplinary team. Managers have the job of overviewing the situation. Discharges are granted by the doctor, social worker, occupational therapist or multidisciplinary team. The domestic assistant cleans the room before and after a patient, they also

The reporting party (RP) received a voice message from resident Maria Hayes age 53 DOB: 10/26/63 Day Program, Solano Diversified Services, Inc. 1761 Broadway St. Suite 135, Vallejo, 94589 (707) 552-0300 on 4/11/17. The Day Program reported that Maria disclosed she was slapped in the face by her caregiver named Cathy (last name unknown); however, there is no Cathy associated with the facility. According to the RP the slap resulted in a nose bleed, no bruising according to the RP. There was however a pinkish, red mark. The resident disclosed she was slapped for refusing to take her medications that particular

On a biweekly basis, interprofessional team rounds are held on each unit to update the plan of care and to discuss ways to optimize a resident’s cognitive, physical, and psychosocial abilities. As the individual who has the most interaction with the resident, nurses play a key role in communicating to the team, the resident’s overall health status. The template in Appendix A outlines the areas of best practice that nurses are expected to be knowledgeable about with regards to their residents. This template follows the Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation or SBAR format, incorporates corporate best practices, and the care plan indicators from the Minimum Data Set assessment tool. Likewise, the verbal communication of this information during rounds by the nurses should employ aspects of best practice and critical thinking. Improvement in these two areas has been identified and is the overall aim of this

SC received phone call from provider Moravia home health care Sherri Hill RN. Requesting that the SC call the provider to discuss the Pa’s scare plan. SC called the provider and spoke with Sherri Hill. Sherri reported that the Pa call the office on 3/21/2016 and reported that aide/ niece Iysha Gayman did not show up for her evening shift and does not want her to work for him anymore. Sherri reported that she called Iysha to enquire about the why she did not show and informed her that the Pa does not want her to continue to work for him. The Nurse reported that Iysha became upset and used disrespectful language at that time Sherri reportedly end the call with Iysha. According to Sherri a short time after she received another call from Iysha

It was reported that on 10/10/16, by resident Darcia Getty (age 53, DOB 07/08/63) and resident's sister Donna Cowell that the facility has not provided the resident with her medication. Per ED physician note dated 10/10/16: "Woman" at the the board and care would not give the resident her medication until she ate her oatmeal. It was also mentioned that the resident has wondering thoughts and hysterical at times. EMS reports chaos at the scene, the resident was throwing things and screaming. LPA contacted RP to verify the name of the resident and original reporting party, as the name on the narritive did not match (Ms. Reed was a misprint).

On July 8,2015 worker visited Cordova NH, for the purpose of monitoring Ms. Wonda Marchbanks current situation. When worker arrived Ms. Marchbanks was sitting in a chair watching TV. She was appropriately dressed with good personal hygiene. Ms. Marchbanks has gained weight since last visit. During today's visit Ms. Marchbanks was not her normal upbeat self. She stated Talisa had only visited her twice since she moved to Cordova NH and she liked the other nursing home (Shadescrest) better. However, she is not interested in moving back to Shadescrest. Other complaint included not sleeping well on the bed provided by the NH. Worker asked if she would like a mattress pad but Ms. Marchbanks declined stating 'I won't help because she (roommate) will

CCIB received a call from Kathy, LTCO. Kathy went to the facility because of the SOC 341 received regarding the staff (Aialoi) throwing the lunch box at the resident Mary Mitchell, as reported by the ADP staff Kyle Borchardt. She wanted CCIB to know why she was there, she is concerned since the licensee of the home is out of the country. Kathy arrived around 1015 am today, and knocked on the door. A gentleman answered the door (Grayish brown hair, stocky, wearing a hat, about 5'10.") He smiled at her and said "K." She asked if she could come in, he stood there and kept saying "K,K,K." Kathy clearly discerned he was a client/resident. She yelled into the home, "Hello?" Several times and received no response. She was with him aline for at least

Reporting party (RP) is a Psych Coordinator at Stein Ed Center in National City. RP suspects physical abuse against resident Rea Santonil (10/15/81). The resident is diagnosed with Moderate Intellectual Disability and Schizophrenia. The resident attends the program Monday thru Friday from 8am-2pm. On 7/25/17, the resident arrived at the program crying. The resident went to the bathroom and took all her clothes off and exited the bathroom. RP observed that the resident was covered in bruises all over her body; she had 3 scratches on her right breast, bruises on her back and shoulders, a bruise on her left eye, a cut on her left big toe and scratches on the bottom of her legs. The resident speaks Tagalog and the facility does not have staff that

In addition, Service Coordinators conduct monthly Well-being Checks, involving telephone contact to confirm that the client’s supports are appropriate to their current needs. Where issues are identified, a meeting is scheduled to conduct a review of client service needs, and their support plan is amended accordingly. In cases where the changing needs necessitate the introduction of supports that are outside the scope of routine services, the Exceptional Service Review process (described in more detail elsewhere in this tender response) is actioned for review by a Registered Nurse. Any client specific training is then implemented for the care team to ensure safe and appropriate service

Culture is a set of basic principles that control the management, supervision and development of the presence of social services and value to customers. Upon delivery of high quality services and has introduced the concept of service, no other information is fundamental to the long-term success of the organization that serves as its

On Saturday, 7-18-15, at approximately 6:00 am, Lynn began behaviors. The behavior consisted of her yelling, throwing items, pinching and trying to attack staff. Mobile Crisis Case Manager Angela Mullins called house to check on Lynn from an earlier event, (RIF L Miller 7-15-15, sent on 7-16-15 at 2:05 pm). Case Manager A Mullins spoke with DSP J Seay. Lynn became calm once she realized that DSP J Seay was speaking with Mobile Crisis. As soon as the phone call ended, Lynn began attacking staff by pinching and scratching. Lynn proceeded to trap staff in the kitchen. Lynn would not allow staff to come out of the kitchen. DSP J Seay called Mobile Crisis at 11:40 am and spoke with Case Worker Angela Mullins. A Mullins stated this was typical

The focus of intervention can be on Jean as she is the solution-focused component and the patient waiting for a discharge. The social worker can help her consider strength and interests, which were overlooked before to improve a quality of her life and reduce stress for her and her family.

When a patient comes in, they are assigned to one of the two social workers on the unit. Depending on the census, which is the number of patients on the unit at that moment, the social worker with the least number of patients gets the new patient. The social worker and the corresponding intern are responsible for the patient’s that are assigned. The social worker and the interns are responsible for all the social service requirements in the facility. The interns, commonly, perform the psychosocial assessment, write daily group notes on each patient, patient safety contracts, and complete discharge papers.