Social Assessment
A few simple questions can help the ED physician to determine appropriate discharge plans:
- “Whom do you live with?”
- “If something bad happened who would you call?”
- “Do you have to climb stairs at home?”
- “How far to the bathroom? To the kitchen?”
- “Are you able to use your walker or cane as usual?”
Discussion: Social Assessment
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Ce sont de très bonnes questions à poser lorsqu’applicable (Le patient est capable de répondre).
Supports needed
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Good questions to ask those that can answer. If not important to ask the caregivers.
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great questions
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I also ask about the location of the main bathroom, often there is only a powder room on the main floor, while stairs up to the main bathroom, key in post # patients
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Good to consider.
much to consider
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functional ability in er testing
home safety assessments through home care may be required as a follow up from PT/OT in hospital.
really good advice
yes thank you
these questions are so important for the pt outcome and readmission
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really good reminder re “who would you call in emergency” – safety awareness also being assessed.
Pienso que el paciente mayor necesita de apoyo social y familia más cuando en un paciente vulnerable
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social support is important and should not be neglected in assessing
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look out for the sentinal event
Very good basic questions. Always useful to have a checklist for this type of assessment.
call a family member, psw or home nurse of the patient’s to verify these info
contact a family member to confirm that the support in place is available
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Important questions
very important questions to ask
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Location of bathroom, bedrooms, etc. have a big impact on the patient’s ability to function at home. Stairs often create great impedance to seniors in the home. Questions about who do you live with and who do you depend on for help are imperative to assessing resources for seniors.
You have to have an idea of where they came from and what they are heading back to
OT involvement is particularily helpful in this domain
so very important to make sure there is support for our elderly in their homes . if not it needs to be put in place
ask for the most important complaint
siempre se pasa por alto el factor social o las redes sociales de cuidado
prácticamente nadie pregunta eso
look out for the sentinel event!
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Sometimes too sad how unsupported many of our seniors are. Not sure how you can get family “on board” to help support more.
in a situation where there are concerns regarding the patient’s safety at home I would get permission from patient to contact a family member to confirm that the support in place is available. Sometimes seniors overestimate the safety of their environment or minimize/are not aware of their functional disability
I also ask about the location of the main bathroom, often there is only a powder room on the main floor, while stairs up to the main bathroom, key in post # patients.
it is indeed very important what supports the patient has or can acces also wht is their functional ability this can be done in er