Discharge Planning - The Facts
Discharge planning is a process that includes identification, assessment, goal setting, planning, implementation, coordination and evaluation. Social workers engaged in discharge planning coordinate discharges for patients by collaborating with the patient, family, health care team and community resources.
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Top Ten Tips for Selecting a Retirement or Long-Term Care Home for Your Aging Relative
Finding the right residence is as individual as you are – it’s where you or your loved one will make a home, make new friends and live life to the fullest. There are some basic steps that should be taken in order to ensure that the home fits the individual.
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Independent Supportive Living in British Columbia
Independent Supportive Living typically describes apartment-style accommodations that provide supportive services such as housekeeping, meal preparation and/or communal dining, social and recreation programs, 24-hour emergency response, shopping assistance and transportation. The tenure is usually on a rental basis often with a standard service package included in the rent. There is usually a menu of optional fee-for-services made available as well. In some cases, the units are fully "self-contained" (each having its own kitchen) so that the meal program might be optional.
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Long-Term Care in Ontario
The purpose of Long-Term Care Homes is to meet the physical, emotional, social, spiritual and personal needs of persons whose functional capabilities are chronically impaired or at risk of impairment and who, because of age or disability, can no longer be cared for in the community. The objective is to increase or maintain the health and well-being of individuals to their maximum potential.
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