Hospice and MPOAs: three tales of what can go wrong if the right person is not legally appointed as proxy and involved in planning.
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The ASSESSMENT part of the hospice psychosocial assessment
“Initial psychosocial assessment” means more in hospice talk then just assessing psychosocial functioning. In the hospice world it actually refers to the set of tasks that the social worker accomplishes when making her introduction to a patient and family. This first set of tasks includes relationship building and providing…
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The hospice psychosocial assessment: your first contact with a new patient
Wednesday afternoon you receive a report that a new patient is being admitted that day. You know nothing about the patient, his condition or his demeanor. You know nothing about the patient’s family. You wonder how approachable they are and how present they are in your new patient’s life. But here is what you do know…
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