Home and community-based services (HCBS) assist people with disabilities and older
adults to remain in their homes. Direct support professionals and care managers who …

COVID-19 has demonstrated the essential role of home care services in supporting
community-dwelling older and disabled individuals through a public health emergency. As …

Little is known about how COVID-19 affects older patients living at home or how it affects
district nursing teams providing care to these patients. This study aims to (1) explore, from …

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for research about communicating with
populations who have limited English proficiency in the United States during infectious …

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic New York City home health aides continuously
provided care, including to patients actively infected or recovering from COVID-19 …

The COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected healthcare delivery across the world.
However, little is known about COVID-19's impact on home healthcare (HHC) services. Our …

Background Homecare organisations employ professionals (ie gerontologists, nurses,
occupational therapists, physiotherapists and social workers) to help their clients gain rights …

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic made older, homebound adults with multiple chronic
conditions increasingly vulnerable to contracting the virus. The United States (US) …

Infection prevention and control (IPC) research has focused on the hospital setting,
neglecting the rapidly expanding home healthcare (HHC) sector. Current infection …

The shortage of home health aides has been exacerbated in recent years partially because
of low wages. Minimum wage (MW) policy changes may alleviate this workforce shortage …