Hiring and screening practices of agencies supplying paid caregivers to older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1253-1259

  Lindquist, Lee A ^a   Cameron, Kenzie A ^a   Messerges Bernstein, Joanne ^a   Friesema, Elisha ^a   Zickuhr, Lisa ^a   Baker, David W ^a   Wolf, Michael ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

caregivers; home care agencies; older adults

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMPETENCE; DRUG SCREENING; EMPLOYMENT; FEE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH LITERACY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; JOB EXPERIENCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCREENING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PERSONNEL SELECTION; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863849389     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04047.x     Document Type: Article

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