The physician undoubtedly plays an critically important role in the effective care planning for memory care, but more and more, clinical case management and social work is becoming a collaborative process.  Results and continuous evaluation from the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), analysis of Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), and physician examinations all represent clinical educational opportunities for both staff and residents to adjust care plans appropriately—and the collaboration between social workers and physicians are the centerpiece of this process.

 

Join Sarah Bieber, of the University of California San Diego’s geriatric care team as she reveals the team-based approach they have found most successful to bringing together social workers and physicians as a clinical support structure around the resident.  This presentation will reveal effective clinical therapy techniques used by case managers to communicate details behind care and advocate for the resident’s quality of life.  In addition to this, will be the physician perspective on medication management, rehabilitation approaches, and other methods used in concert with case managers to elevate ADLs and better manage dementia-related symptoms.