PART I: SOCIAL WORK IN NURSING FACILITIES; 1. The Changing Face of Nursing Home Social Work; 2. Basic Orientation; 3. Charts and Documentation; 4. Assessment and the Plan of Care; PART II: THE INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM; 5. The Interdisciplinary Meeting; 6. Room Changes; 7. Facility Staff Training and In-Services; 8. Social Work Consultation in the Nursing Facility; PART III: NURSING FACILITIES AND GOVERNING OVERSIGHTS; 9. Screenings for Long-Term Care.

10. Preadmission and Admission toNursing Facilities11. OBRA-The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act; 12. Legal Auspices of Social Work; 13. The Minimum Data Set and the Social Worker; 14. The Long-Term CareOmbudsman Program; 15. State Surveys and JCAHO Surveys; 16. Policies in the Nursing Facility; PART IV: DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND CARE ISSUES; 17. Dementia; 18. Depression; 19. Medication and Antipsychotic Medication; 20. Pain in Older Adults; 21. Sexuality; 22. Mental Health Consultants; 23. Groups in Nursing Facilities; 24. Families and Next of Kin.

25. Diversity, Culture, Ethnicity, and Long-Term Care Facilities26. Spirituality and Religious Observance; PART V: ETHICS; 27. Social Work Ethics; 28. Legal Representatives; 29. Abuse, Neglect, and Mistreatment; 30. Confidentiality; PART VI: COMMUNITY LIAISONS; 31. Resident Finances in theNursing Home; 32. Transfer and Discharge; 33. Community Services; 34. Funeral Arrangements; 35. Disaster Planning; 36. Troubles in Paradise; Appendix: Standardized Forms; Social Service Job Description Sample; Initial Social Service History and Assessment Form; Social Service History Initial Assessment.

Quarterly Social Service Note FormSocial Service Quarterly Progress Note; Social Service Evaluation Form; Social Service Evaluation; Interdisciplinary Team Meeting Record; Preadmission Screening Scenario; Identification Screening for Nonrecipients Waiving LTCScreening (Massachusetts Example); Notices for Transfer or Discharge; Example of 30-Day Notice of Intent to Transfer/Discharge Resident; Example of a Request for a Hearing; Example of Notice of Intent to Transfer or Discharge Resident With Expedited Appeal; Bed-Hold Form; Bed-Hold Policy and Notice (Massachusetts Sample).

Community Discharge Plan FormCommunity Discharge Plan; Nursing Home Social Work Practice Standards: An Example From Massachusetts; Health Care Proxy Form (Massachusetts and New York); Massachusetts Health Care Proxy; New York State Health Care Proxy; HIPAA Policy Example; Online Resources; Glossary of Commonly Used Terms and Abbreviations; Index; Back Cover.