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Moore County DSS explains placement process and required FL2 form
Summary
Sarah Via of Moore County Department of Social Services explained how DSS placement works: the physician FL2 form documents the recommended level of care; admissions typically require TB tests, a history and physical, consent and an assessment to place people at the least restrictive appropriate setting.
Sarah Via, a placement specialist with Moore County Department of Social Services, walked attendees through the steps DSS uses to help residents find appropriate facility placements.
Via said the FL2 physician form is central to placement because it documents the doctor’s recommended level of care — skilled nursing, memory care, assisted living or family care home — and that DSS uses the form plus an independent assessment to identify the least‑restrictive appropriate placement. “Regardless of whether or not you have Medicaid, if you want to go to a facility or anybody wants to go to a facility, you have to have that form because that form tells me what the doctor says your recommended level of care is,” she said.
She described other admission requirements facilities commonly request: a TB test, a history and physical, and consent to have family members discuss the case with DSS. Via said her office helps clients put a plan together, advocates for appropriate placement, and remains involved briefly after placement to respond to issues or questions.
Via emphasized that the placement assessment is intended to match people with the least‑restrictive setting appropriate to their medical and social needs and urged people to contact DSS staff for help navigating paperwork and the placement process.
