Nursing Facility Diversion: Mobilizing Residents, Families and Resources to Facilitate Return to Community Living

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Article Publication Date: 
9/30/2004
Summary: 
The Turner Geriatric Clinic Social Work Department established a community-hospital liaison as part of the Michigan Nursing Facility Transition grant. This report discusses the goals of the project, its development and implementation, challenges and successes, and the end results.
Article Author: 
Supiano, Katerine P., MS, CSW, FGSA; Carrol, Andrea M., MSW, CSW; Blomquist, Arlene, MA, LCSW
Topics: 
Transition/Diversion from Institutions
Types/Tools: 
Reports
Populations: 
N/A
Sources: 
Grantee produced
Michigan
Programs/Initiatives: 
N/A
States: 
Michigan
Keywords: 
Long-Term Care; Eligibility; Community Inclusion; Organizational Change
challenges; promising practices; permanently returned to the community; discharge planning; prevention of avoidable nursing facility placement; diversion and transition

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