Social Service Department
The Social Service Department of Heywood Hospital is readily available to assist the patient, the patient’s family and other persons significant to the patient with the issues which may develop as a result of illness and hospitalization and services patients of all ages.
Social Service services those patients located on the Geriatric Psychiatric and Mental Health Units, and the residents of our Transitional Care Center. {For inpatient medical unit coverage refer to the Case Management Department}.
The provision of Social Work services is based on individual patient need, but generally includes an assessment, planning, and follow-up of each patient through an organized multi-disciplinary team approach. This approach helps a patient following discharge. In accordance with accepted social work practice, the Department functions in cooperation with administration, the medical and nursing staff as well as other departments within the Hospital to help the patient obtain maximum benefit from medical and psychiatric care.
Other services offered by Social Service include: Community Resource Services and Community Outreach. Information and Referral Services, Financial Guidance, Supportive Services, Advanced Directives Health Care Proxy Information to name a few.
We facilitate the Heywood Hospital Stroke Club Meetings:
Heywood Hospital Stroke Club. The group is facilitated by a licensed social worker. This program is meant to be an educational and support program for the Stroke Survivors and their family members. Peer support is also an essential component of this program. Program is free of charge.
Stroke Club
The Stroke Club is designed to aid individuals in the successful rehabilitation of those effected by a stroke and to provide support and education not only to the individual, but the family members as well. The group meets on the third Thursday of every month from 2:30pm - 4:00pm in the Volney Howe Conference Room. There are no meetings in July or August. For more information regarding the Stroke Club, contact the Social Service Department at (978) 630-6166.
Schwartz Center Rounds
Schwartz Center Rounds is a caregiver support group, for hospital staff, sponsored by The Kenneth B. Schwartz Center. For more information about the program at Heywood Hospital contact Barbara Nealon at nea.b@heywood.org or by calling (978) 630-6386. For more information on The Kenneth B. Schwartz Center visit their www.schwartzcenter.org
Gardner Area Interagency Team "Community Networking At It's Best"
The GAIT Team is committed to the coordination and improvement of health and human services in the Greater Gardner Area. Our purpose is to provide an opportunity for networking, communication and collaborations between area concerned citizens and the Community at large. To promote the development and enhancement of health and human Services in our area. To advocate on behalf of consumers seeking, receiving or in need of health and human services in our area. To promote CLAS: Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services standards within the Greater Gardner Service Area.
Meetings are held on the last Friday of every month at 8:30am in Dining room Conference Room A. Except for July and August. We do not meet during the summer and November and December's meeting are joined on the 2nd Friday in December due to the holiday season.
For more information, contact the Social Service Department at 978-630-6166 or email Barbara Nealon, Director of Social Service at nea.b@heywood.org
