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Composition of the home care service package: predictors of type, volume, and mix of services provided to poor and frail older people
Author(s)Sadhna Diwan, Cathie Berger, Edith Kelley Manns
Journal titleThe Gerontologist, vol 37, no 2, April 1997
Pagespp 169-181
KeywordsDomiciliary services ; Home nursing ; Home care services ; Poor elderly ; United States of America.
AnnotationThere is little information available about the composition of home care services provided to older people by Medicaid waiver programmes in the United States (US). This study of 270 poor and frail older persons in such a programme examined the type of service (health or social), volume, and the mix or combinations of services provided. Findings showed that the most frequently prescribed service combinations were: nursing, home health and home help; home help only; and nurse only. Across the service combinations, living alone increased the odds of receiving health services such as a home health aide. (AKM).
Accession NumberCPA-980813403 A
ClassmarkN: N4: NH: F:W6: 7T

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