Medical Social Services
Additional Information
A medical social worker, sometimes referred to as a health care social worker, helps patients and their families cope with illnesses. They help patients understand their illness or condition and provide them with information about the resources available to them to cope with the emotional, financial, and social needs that arise with a diagnoses. As an advocate for the patient, a social worker assures that patients’ emotional and social needs are met through their medical treatment.
Our Medical Social Workers are enlisted to help elderly individuals and their families make difficult decisions concerning needed services and care. After consulting with the client and family, our Medical Social Worker designs and may help to administer a “care plan,” which can be written or verbal and specifically outlines the necessary steps required to obtain the appropriate types and levels of care for the client.
Medical Social Services include, but aren't limited to:
- Assessment of Social and Emotional Factors
- Counseling
- Community Resources Planning
We Provide Comprehensive Assessment of the Client’s Needs
Our team offers customized advice and consultations to each of their clients, helping them to make decisions that are appropriate for them, their family, their lifestyle, and their future needs. As objective and trained observers, it is easier for us to recognize situations that may be overlooked by loved ones; our medical social workers are able to look at and analyze the whole picture.