Social Services

Primary indicators for Social Service Intervention would include:

Patients with suspected safety and/or welfare concerns
Patients and/or caregivers voicing Stressors / concerns / complaints / anxiety
Patients and/or caregivers demonstrating cognitive or mood changes
Patients and/or caregivers requesting diagnosis information/education
Patients and/or caregivers requesting/demonstrating need of alternate placement arrangement (i.e.: assisted living or long term care facilities)
Patients and/or caregivers requesting/demonstrating need for in-home services (i.e.: home health, Meals on Wheels, homemaker services)

Patients and/or caregivers demonstrating difficulties with compliance, decision making, long range planning and setting of realistic goals or expectations