title: Admitting applicants to skilled nursing facilities: social workers' role.
abstract: Social workers play a vital role in the screening and admission of applicants to skilled nursing facilities because they provide unique attention to patients' psychosocial as well as medical needs. This article reports on a study that investigates social workers' employment in nursing homes and their actual involvement in the admission process. It also details the practices and procedures used to screen, select, and admit applicants to the facilities.
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D003657:Decision Making; D004522:Educational Status; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007325:Institutional Practice; D009518:New York; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000592:standards*; D012380:Role; D012866:Skilled Nursing Facilities; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires