Staffing and consultation for social services/activities
Arkansas Code § 20-10-203; Arkansas Code § 20-10-216; Arkansas Code § 20-10-224
- (a) The social services designee shall comply with the qualification requirements as set forth in federal regulations.
(b) There shall be:
- (1) One (1) full-time social services designee/activities director for the first one-hundred five (105) patients; and
- (2) One (1) additional worker for every fifty (50) patients thereafter.
(c) The social service designee shall:
- (1) Have an office or space and privacy in which he or she can talk with residents and/or family;
- (2) Be aware of policies and procedures for social services and the other relevant policies of the long-term care facility;
- (3) Be knowledgeable of community and government resources;
(4) Be familiar with the residents and their:
- (A) Needs;
- (B) Limitations; and
- (C) Strengths;
- (5) Possess the skills to deal with families and their needs as they relate to the resident and the long-term care facility; and
- (6) Be able to identify problems and needs and plan accordingly.