Question:
Ray is a 77-year-old Latino male with a desire to live .You work for a Hospice as a social worker on a home based team. Your client was recently diagnosed with end stage lung cancer and has a prognosis of 6 months or less of life.Your evaluation of the physical, emotional, spiritual, cultural, religious and financial needs of the client including the client and family goals that led them to seek Hospice care including what tools you used to complete your evaluation (such as a client interviews, screening tools, and Hospice social work intake forms.
Areas of identified client strengths and challenges as it relates to their currently available resources and coping mechanisms and how these factors may impact meeting the needs identified in your evaluation (strong family support).
Your recommendations to address each area of identified need for the client and any involved family/caregivers inclusive of clinical tools, supportive interventions and resources to be considered by the client and involved family/caregivers.A resource attainment plan including contact information for the resources to be provided and how they will be accessed by the client.
An outline of the role of each member of the client support system, including family, friends, caregivers, and Hospice care team members in assisting with the facilitation of the care plan.