How do they match: Healthcare Social Workers

  • Home Health Care Social Worker
  • Hospice Home Care Social Worker
  • Nursing Home Social Worker

  • Provide individuals, families, and groups with the psychosocial support needed to cope with chronic, acute, or terminal illnesses. Services include advising family caregivers. Provide patients with information and counseling, and make referrals for other services. May also provide case and care management or interventions designed to promote health, prevent disease, and address barriers to access to healthcare.

  • Plan discharge from care facility to home or other care facility.

  • Evaluate potential problems in home or work environments of clients.