Social Services

Role of the Social Worker in Long-Term Care

Role of the Social Worker in Long-Term Care
Jessica Luckett
Social Services and Business Office
Southern Hills Skilled Nursing & Rehab
Social work within a nursing facility is to provide additional support to the resident and their families. Coming into a nursing facility can be hard especially if a resident needs to stay long term care. The social worker can […]

Waiver Services- Aging in the Community

Ambra Payne
Director of Social Services
Southern Hills Skilled Nursing & Rehab
Waiver Services- Aging in the Community
Medicaid is the major public payer of long-term services and supports for millions of low-income Americans. When Medicaid was first enacted, payment for long-term services was made solely to institutions such as nursing homes. In the following decades, people with disabilities […]