Avera St. Luke's Social Work Services Department Offers:
Discharge Planning
- Assist with the transition to home life, assisted living, nursing home or another hospital
- Assess need for equipment
- Coordinate home health/hospice referrals
- Arrange rehabilitation services and needs
- Coordinate psychiatric and chemical dependency treatments
Referrals to Community Resources
- Meals on Wheels/Senior Meals
- Transportation services
- Support services
- Adoption services
- Legal resources
- Lodging options
Counseling and Support
- Admission planning
- Team care planning
- Patient and family support during a terminal illness
- Assist patients and families with adjustments to medical illnesses
- Education on living wills and durable power of attorney for healthcare process
Financial Concerns
- Billing questions
- Medication assistance
- Medicare and Medicaid insurance questions
Food Stamps, housing, fuel assistance information
Social workers at Avera St. Luke’s may be contacted in a variety of ways. The department’s phone number is 605- 622-5523. You may also ask your physician or nurse to arrange a visit, or call the hospital switchboard at 605-622-5000 and have a social worker paged.
