Agency Characteristics Most Valued by Home Care Nurses
December 1, 2003 | Journal Article
Findings of a Nationwide Study
Home Health Care
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Home Visiting by Paraprofessionals and by Nurses
September 1, 2002 | Journal Article
This study focuses on the effectiveness of home visiting by specially trained paraprofessionals and nurses as separate means of improving maternal and child health
Beyond Managed Long-Term Care
May 1, 2001 | Journal Article
Evaluations of home care for chronically ill elderly people have shown disappointitng results for many years.
Love, Money, or Flexibility
July 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This article examined In-Home Supportive Service workers across eight counties in California. Study participants were 2,260 workers who completed a survey focused on reasons workers took or stayed in jobs.
Retention of Paid Related Caregivers
July 1, 2008 | Journal Article
A study of related caregivers explores characteristics of those that stay or leave the direct care workforce. Stayers' characteristics were similar to career direct care workers. Over 40 percent of Leavers would consider future direct care work with people to whom they were not related.
Consortium Training Program for Home Health and Nursing Assistants Scores High on Completion, Certification and Retention Rates
May 30, 2009 | Program Result
The Somerset County Training Consortium conducted a training course aimed at expanding the number of certified home-health aides and certified nurse assistants available to provide direct care in home, assisted living and nursing home settings.
Quality of Death and Dying is Significantly Higher for People Who Die at Home
September 1, 2006 | Program Result
The investigators administered the Quality of Dying and Death questionnaire to more 200 family members of individuals who died in Missoula County, Mont., in 1996 and 1997.
Legislative Fallout from Balanced Budget Act: Fewer Visits by Home Health Aides
March 1, 2004 | Program Result
Laguna Research Associates under the direction of Nelda McCall studied the initial impact of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA) on Medicare beneficiaries, home health agencies and the health care system overall.
Additional Funding to Coordinate Services for Elderly in Cincinnati Doesn't Improve Health Care
August 1, 2003 | Program Result
The Council on Aging of the Cincinnati Area developed a project to enhance care for the frail elderly by linking acute and long-term care services and improving communication and coordination among providers.
Home Alone: Hospice Program Helps Elderly Who Don't Have Resident Caregivers
January 29, 2002 | Program Result
Samaritan Hospice, located in Moorestown, N.J., started the SOLO Live Alone Program to provide in-home services to elderly patients without resident caregivers in Camden, Burlington, Gloucester and Mercer counties.