HUMS 114 - Social Services in Long-Term Care

1. Describe the history of the social service profession and nursing homes.
2. Identify physical, psychological, and social changes associated with aging.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of basic medical terminology utilized in the long-term care setting.
4. Describe power of attorney, guardianships, living wills, and advance directives.
5. Formulate the development of an ethics committee in a long-term care facility.
6. Describe pre-admission screening, levels I and II, and dementia documentation.
7. Identify the steps in the long-term care admission process.
8. Describe state and federal regulations and the survey process.
9. Identify community supports and resources.
10. Describe techniques to encourage communication during resident interviews.
11. Compare the differences between Medicaid and Medicare.
12. Complete a social history, intake assessment, care plan, progress note, and MDS.
13. Identify the rights of residents and the role of the long-term care ombudsman.
14. Describe the general purposes of resident and family councils.

• Resident rights
• Roles and duties of a social service designee
• Issues of abuse
• Process and procedures of assessment
• Communication skills
• Advance directive and code status
• Medicare and Medicaid
• Care plans, MDS, behaviors and long-term care placement
• Hospice and issues of death and dying

 
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