Social Workers

Social workers offer a counselling and consultation service to patients and their families. Social Work services offered include:

• Meals on Wheels
• Assessments for short term residential care
• Information on home support services
• Supportive counselling for life change, grief, loss and trauma
• Help with decision-making
• Pregnancy counselling
• Crisis Intervention
• Assistance with transport and accommodation claims
• Assistance with ACC
• Advice on enduring power of attorney
• Elder abuse assessments and intervention

If you wish to speak to a social worker ask your nurse or ward clerk to arrange this for you.