Social Services

Social Services

Hospice Social Workers

Social workers are offered to every patient to help with social services needs such as insurance questions, funeral planning, and psycho-social welfare dilemmas.

Hospice care is about much more than just receiving medical care. In hospice, a devoted and compassionate team of doctors, nurses, home health aides, therapists, counselors, volunteers and social workers provide a deep, supportive and nurturing environment that allows them to deliver the absolute pinnacle of care and support to each and every patient.

Depending on the needs of each patient, the hospice care team can also help coordinate care, such as home visits and other community services based on the individual needs of the patient. As every patient and every family is different, there is no “one size fits all” approach, which is why hospice social workers are such an invaluable part of the patient’s overall care team.

A Variety of Supportive Services

In addition to providing supportive counseling and compassionate, understanding grief support, hospice social workers can also:

• Help with completing required forms, including insurance forms, Medicare and Medicaid paperwork, FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) requests and disability forms, among others
• Reach out to organizations that offer resources which can help you and your loved ones
• Help to guide you and your family as you make major health care decisions
• Coordinate with support groups and provide counseling services for you and your family members
• Help with funeral planning and arrangements
• And more

Our team of hospice care social work professionals have been specifically trained in the management of end-of-life care. As such, they take the time to listen to and learn about each patient while sharing relevant information with the patient’s interdisciplinary health care team.

This way, the hospice social worker provides a deeper level of care and communication that goes between the family, the health care team, community agencies and much more. Think of hospice social workers as unique advocates for the care and support of you and your family during your loved one’s transition into hospice care.

Although a hospice stay for a loved one can be a difficult and emotional time, knowing that you have a complete network of physicians, nurses, support counselors and caregivers available can help lessen the emotional weight and waves of feelings that seem to come crashing down around you as you work to come to grips with the loss and put yourself on the road to recovery.

To learn more about the comprehensive and compassionate care that our team of hospice social workers provide, we encourage you to contact us today. We’ll take the time to learn more about your unique situation and work with our invaluable network of providers to help you better understand the options available to you so that you can move forward with confidence.

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