Ethical decision-making in case management programs for the elderly.
This article discusses ethical decision-making within six hospital-based case management programs for the frail elderly. Ethical dilemmas are described within each of the following phases of the case management process: client identification, informed consent, assessment, service planning, service coordination/linking, and monitoring and evaluation. Implications for social workers as case managers are examined.
D000368:Aged; D003657:Decision Making; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008297:Male; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000592:standards*; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D040841:Resource Allocation; D014481:United States