Journal article
Dementia Tops Training Needs of Nursing Home Social Services Directors; Discharge Responsibilities Are Common Core Functions of the Department
Journal of gerontological social work, Vol.64(7), pp.758-774
10/03/2021
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2021.1920538
PMID: 33929302
Abstract
This report address two key questions: what are common core functions of nursing home social services departments and what are top training needs. Cross-sectional survey data collected in 2019 from a nationally representative sample of 924 social services directors reveal 33 responsibilities that at least two-thirds of respondents reported their department was usually or always involved in. We document strong and consistent interest in more training related to dementia and in common mental health and psychosocial challenges residents face. Findings reveal that training specific to social services is difficult to find. Online training opportunities were endorsed and 96% felt training targeted to new social services directors would be useful.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Dementia Tops Training Needs of Nursing Home Social Services Directors; Discharge Responsibilities Are Common Core Functions of the Department
- Creators
- Mercedes Bern-Klug - University of IowaElizabeth Cordes - Nursing Home Social Worker, Maple Manor Village, Aplington, Iowa, USA.
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of gerontological social work, Vol.64(7), pp.758-774
- DOI
- 10.1080/01634372.2021.1920538
- PMID
- 33929302
- NLM abbreviation
- J Gerontol Soc Work
- ISSN
- 0163-4372
- eISSN
- 1540-4048
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Grant note
- DOI: 10.13039/100016026, name: RRF Foundation for Aging
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/03/2021
- Academic Unit
- International Programs; School of Social Work
- Record Identifier
- 9984307155602771
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