SOC313: Social Implications of Medical Issues (CGF1711A)- Summative Assessment

Summative Assessment
To complete this assignment read the scenario below and address the specific questions and issues indicated. Review the SOC313 Family Documentfor specific information on each member of the family.
Grandmother Ella has had cancer for years now and has followed alternative remedies from the time she was first diagnosed. Ella had a period of remission; however the cancer returned and has metastasized to her bones liver and lungs. She is in the hospital after collapsing from weakness. She is being released from the hospital as she wishes to spend her last days and months at home. Ella has her preferences for care though she is now so weak that she has given up in many ways. The family members are each experiencing their own fears and are grieving as they face the loss that will occur when Ellas life ends. Ella feels stressed by the discord and discomfort of family members.
For this assignment you are the social worker for this case. You meet this family in the hospital setting. You learn that Ella wants to return home with care from the Hospice nurse and health aide. Ellas husband also wants her to return home; however several of her children and their spouses want Ella to remain in the hospital or move to a nursing home so she gets professional care.
For this assignment you are required to use the outline form with subtopic headers from the Week 3 assignment. Address the following items in your work:
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