How do they match: Healthcare Social Workers

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

  • Develop or advise on social policy and assist in community development.
  • Educate clients about end-of-life symptoms and options to assist them in making informed decisions.
  • Organize support groups or counsel family members to assist them in understanding, dealing with, and supporting the client or patient.
  • Plan discharge from care facility to home or other care facility.
  • Refer patient, client, or family to community resources to assist in recovery from mental or physical illness and to provide access to services such as financial assistance, legal aid, housing, job placement or education.

  • Evaluate potential problems in home or work environments of clients.
  • Intervene in crisis situations to assist clients.