The long term care placement process in Quebec : a burden for social workers?

• Main Author: LaRochelle, Louisette.
• Other Authors: Duder, Sydney (advisor)
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: McGill University 1997
• Subjects: Older people > Long-term care > Québec (Province).; Long-term care facilities > Québec (Province) > Admission.
• Online Access: http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=20230

Long term care placement consists of determining an individual's need for care and services and of allocating appropriate resources. In Quebec, this laborious process includes a standardized application form. === This study examined the work burden incurred and its cost to the system: Social workers in nine Montreal anglophone hospitals as well as in receiving resources were surveyed; the principal researcher of the 'Classification by types of program in extended care and service facilities' project was interviewed; the committee processing these forms was observed; Canadian hospitals were surveyed for comparison with Quebec. === The findings show that the application form requires unnecessary and repetitive information-gathering which consumes excessive time to complete (5.2 hours) and incites non-adherence to guidelines. The implications for streamlining this form without loss of benefit to the patient and at a considerable saving of social work time are discussed in relation to social work practice and research.