Social work with older adults in primary health – is it time to move our focus?

Social work has made a significant contribution to the health care of older people for the last 60 years. At any one time, older people make up a significant number of our inpatient population in public hospitals. Social workers have not only had an integral part to play in discharge planning of this vulnerable population but also have played an important advocacy and support role with the patient and their families. Indeed, social work is...