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  • 73. Case: Compulsive Hoarding – Bessie

    Bessie is 65 years old and is living with schizophrenia. She has recently been discharged from hospital, and is now receiving mental health support services at home.  For a while the team has attempted to visit Bessie twice a day. She initially refused to let the team into her apartment and has now allowed health…

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  • 68. Case: Big Yellow Taxi

    Following the bankruptcy of the local taxi service, a community hospital recognized that several of its frail, elderly patients who don’t drive had exceedingly limited options for getting to the hospital for their appointments. A few community volunteers were able to help out in the short term, but increasingly found that they were not necessarily…

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  • 69. Case: On The Road Again

    Judy and Richard live in a rural community where the closest hospital is a four hour drive away in good weather. Travelling to the hospital for specialist appointments often entails an overnight stay and additional time away from work for both Judy and Richard. In discussing the recent trips to the hospital with their family…

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  • 70. Case: Desperado

    A few of Gary’s friends cornered you at the curling rink last week. They are very concerned about how Gary is doing and wonder why “you and the other folks you work with” aren’t doing something more for him. “Can’t you see how he is going downhill? What’s it going to take for you to…

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  • 71. Case: With A Little Help From My Friends

    Kerry is a long-time volunteer with palliative care services in her community. With the distances and difficulty of travel that some palliative care patients may face, she is glad to be part of a team that works to support patients who want to die at home. While every effort is made to provide all patients…

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  • 72. Case: My Way

    You are part of team preparing for an upcoming accreditation visit. In meeting the listed standards, there has been much discussion among the team about the expectations for smaller rural facilities in relation to these standards. When there are fewer resources (people, equipment, budget) for meeting some of the standards as compared to larger urban…

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