The Role of Social Work in the Lives of Home Care Workers
Date
2009
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University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work
Abstract
Demand for quality home health care has been growing as more and more persons who are old, chronically ill, or disabled choose to receive long-term care services in communitybased, rather than in institutional settings. Home care has been driven by three primary trends: an individual's preference to remain in his or her own home for as long as possible, advancements in medicine and technology which support complex care at home, and a political interest in deinstitutionalization with the goal of containing health care costs (Kaye, Chapman, Newcomer, & Harrington, 2006; Stone, 2004). The Bureau of Labor Statistics (2007) projects that between 2006 to 2016, the demand for home care workers will grow by 50.6%.
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Perspectives on Social Work, Natsuko Ryosho, Social Services, Activities of Daily Living, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, Perspectives on Social Work, Social work, Social Services, Activities of Daily Living, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living