Social Worker Month

Picture this: You are a patient recently admitted into one of our many beautiful Sunterra Springs facilities with a new injury or diagnosis. You receive top notch nursing and therapy interventions and are now ready to transition to the next level of care. Whether this discharge scenario be to return home, senior housing, or an alternative environment so many options can make the process seem overwhelming. At Sunterra we rely heavily on the discharge expertise of our social workers.

As March is National Social Work Month, we wanted to take a moment to highlight the role of social work within our facilities. In our rehabilitation setting, our social workers work alongside the nursing and therapy staff serving as a patient advocate assisting with advanced care planning (durable power of attorney), resource education, and arrange for durable medical equipment as well as arrange for home health care/hospice or long-term care referrals. Their goal is to ensure our patients are discharged to the most safe and appropriate environment with any needed services and/or equipment in place. 

Sunterra Springs is thankful for our social work staff and the many hats they wear. If you are interested in learning more about social work, or the many ways they function within a community, further information is available at National Association of Social Work (NASW) https://www.socialworkers.org .