Your Inside Look at Arizona’s Health Care Community
Posted in ALTCS, Alzheimers, Assisted Living, Family & Caregiver, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Social Workers on Jul 29th, 2010
Did you know that there are special residential settings for those with a Dementia? Times are hard enough when you are faced with the realization that your loved one needs more care then you add the pressure of finding a setting that has availability, in close proximity to you, which you can afford and that [...]
Posted in ALTCS on Mar 18th, 2010
Lately, it seems that I am frequently asked by professionals that work in the health care field – “Why should someone apply for ALTCS benefits given the economy and our state’s deficit problems?” It’s a good question. If we hear that eligibility is harder, services are more difficult to ascertain, that providers are opting out of the [...]
Posted in Social Workers on Sep 1st, 2009
In partnership with C.A.R.E.S., JacksonWhite is pleased to announce the release of the new Social Services Toolkit. This Toolkit contains everything from power of attorney forms to cognitive assessment tools and long-term care financial documents. If you are a social worker or health care facility staff, you now have access to all the guidance you [...]
Posted in Social Workers on May 4th, 2009
Thanks to Paige Hector with C.A.R.E.S – we found this great new resource for nursing facility social workers!! It’s a wonderful collection of journal articles, resources and general information about SW in the LTC setting.
http://www.uiowa.edu/~socialwk/NursingHomeResource/index.html
I got on the listserv and already am getting wonderful information from social services directors and geriatric social workers from across the [...]
Posted in ALTCS, Hospitals, Social Workers on Jan 12th, 2009
Before becoming eligible for the Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS), ALTCS applicants must undergo a Pre-Admission Screen, known as the PAS. Although applicants must meet financial requirements in addition to the PAS, the PAS determines whether the applicant is medically eligible for ALTCS. Applicants begin the PAS process by providing an assessor with personal [...]
Posted in ALTCS, Events, Social Workers on Jan 6th, 2009
You’re invited to participate in the first monthly social workers conference call tomorrow!
It’s your chance to stay connected with others in the social work field. While on the call, get your questions answered, network and learn about changes in issues pertinent to your line of work. Sounds great, right?! Best of all, it’s FREE.
Mark your calendars for [...]
Posted in ALTCS, Social Workers on Jan 2nd, 2009
Do you have a resident in your building that is not paying their share of cost? Is the resident not able to handle their own financial affairs? Did you know that you can apply to become representative payee (rep payee) for their social security payment (SS)? A rep payee can be an individual person or [...]
Posted in Alzheimers, Assisted Living, Family & Caregiver, Hospitals, Social Workers on Oct 15th, 2008
Ever heard of the term “elderspeak”? Well, in short, elderspeak is speaking down to the elderly and oftentimes, not even noticing you are being condescending. A recent article in the New York Times addressed the negative implications of elderspeak which I found quite alarming.
The article showed that elderspeak takes many forms: A daughter goes out [...]
Posted in ALTCS, Social Workers on Oct 6th, 2008
Have you ever run across someone in your personal or professional life that could have benefitted from some type of behavioral health services? If you have, you know that getting services can be pretty daunting. Well, it doesn’t have to be! Here are the names and numbers of the Regional Behavioral Health Authorities (those that [...]
Posted in ALTCS, Asset Protection, Social Workers on Sep 8th, 2008
When applying for ALTCS benefits, applicants are often told they need to “spend down” before they will be considered eligible. What does this mean? For a single applicant, their assets must be below $2,000 to be eligible. For the married applicant, the rules are very different but the spend down could be as much as [...]