The Strongest Link – Social Workers

The social workers at Fairview Rehab relentlessly work to care for needs of our patients.  Our main focus is on rehabilitation of the elderly and to take care of all their needs. The days are hectic and the nights are long, but the whole team, especially the social workers relentlessly work to make this possible.

The staff and therapists all play their part in making the elderly feel welcome and to help their families along the way. And a big part of this responsibility falls on the shoulders of the social workers. They are the ones who meet with the patients and their families the first time they enter the facility. It’s important to give them the best first impression and the workers take on their responsibility pretty well.

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What Do Social Workers Offer to the Rehab?

Their contributions to the rehab are numerous and yet they don’t like to stay in the limelight. The workers take care of the entry requirements of a resident and are there when it’s time for the resident to leave.
There are also certain activities in between the arrival and departure of a resident that falls among the responsibilities of the workers.

Services Our Social Workers Provide

  • They conduct initial care plan meeting: It’s important to discuss the terms and conditions of a resident’s stay at the rehab and workers see to it. They conduct an initial care plan meeting with the resident and their family within 14 days of their admission. They inform the party about the process of care and carefully gauge what the residents’ expectations are.
  • They evaluate residents: To get a better understanding of a resident’s health, the workers evaluate their cognitive skills. This way it’s easy to identify if the residents suffer from any mental impairment, enabling the workers to formulate a better care plan. Residents are then subjected to a psycho social evaluation, through which workers can easily gauge the level of a resident’s dependency.
  • They conduct discharge meetings: Before discharging the resident, workers hold a meeting to better educate them and their families about the progress. This is a help for the families to decide the best possible plans for after the resident’s discharge.
  • They hold monthly resident council: other than catering to the needs of the residents, workers at Fairview hold monthly resident council to engage them. These councils aim to allow residents to talk about their issues and get any help they require.

These workers are the ones who bring the whole team together. They discuss things with the families and collaborate with the whole team to provide for the best care providing environment at the rehab.

It’ll be fair to say that in many ways, social workers are the backbone of the whole establishment, who keep the things together. Their services are appreciated by residents, their families and the entire staff at Fairview Rehab & Nursing Home.

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