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Client safety in home care
 — [actual article title]: Client safety in the home
Author(s)Carla L Holub
Journal titleThe Journal of Long Term Home Health Care : the PRIDE Institute Journal, vol 17, no 2, Spring 1998
Pagespp 21-28
KeywordsCare support workers ; Commercial care ; Domiciliary services ; Elder abuse ; Crime ; Registration eg homes, nursing homes ; United States of America.
AnnotationPeople with responsibility for referring home care staff to clients must consider more than just a worker's hands-on skills. The author discusses, with reference to the US situation, different levels of accountability and supervision of workers with regard to licensed or certified home care agencies, registries and those who are privately hired. She examines the status of criminal background and safety checks. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-981020229 A
ClassmarkQRS: PI: N: QNT: TWA: Q3: 7T

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