Home care workers: Interstate differences in training requirements and their implications for quality

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 804-832

  Kelly, Christopher M ^a   Morgan, Jennifer Craft ^b   Jason, Kendra Jeanel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

direct care workers; home care; home and community based services; state policy; workforce development

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATH; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY; COMPETENCE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYMENT; FEEDING; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HOME CARE WORKER; HOME HEALTH AGENCY; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INFECTION CONTROL; LICENCE; LICENSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; OUTPATIENT CARE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT CARE; UNITED STATES; AGED; EDUCATION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOME HEALTH AIDES; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; LICENSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884135034     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464812437371     Document Type: Article

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