As a social worker who works with the aging population, I can say with confidence nursing homes are frequently on the tongues of my clients. Nursing homes are never a place someone wants to be, but nonetheless, it is a place many older adults find themselves during the last years of their long lives. There [...]
What is Geriatric Social Work? Not only is it important to understand what it is but where it is and how it is needed. Although what each Geriatric Social Worker does is very unique, there is one unifying factor. Each Geriatric Social Worker’s focus is on the bio-psychosocial well being of the older adult. This [...]
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has a very great blog post regarding hoarding. I found it so very interesting, as hoarding is a very prevalent issue social workers face with working with the aging population. The NASW posting asked the audience a couple of questions. Is hoarding just a quirk? How have you [...]
When thinking of an issue to log about, I searched for a topic that I hear frequently discussed by some of the young professionals I chat with. Many of the social workers within this network, work inside the homes of older adults. The main purpose of their work is often clinically common; to increase the [...]
Who is the older adult client? This is a concept I easily misunderstood. A couple of years ago, I would have answered; “The older adult client is the individual identified as the person usually 60 + in age whom requires assistance with issues associated with aging.” Now, I know the older adult client is not [...]
As a social worker you may have spent many hours online looking for the right resource for your client. It can be frustrating and difficult to find exactly what you are looking for. But there are a few great sites out there for some specific and common needs of older adults. I am always on [...]