Objectives In countries with ageing populations, home care (HC) aides are among the
fastest growing jobs. There are few quantitative studies of HC occupational safety and health …

Abstract In the United States, home health care (HHC) is a rapidly growing industry and
home infusion therapy is a rapidly growing market. HHC can present substantial …

Objective Violence from care recipients and family members, including both verbal and
physical abuse, is a serious occupational hazard for healthcare and social assistance …

Objectives. We quantified risks of sharp medical device (sharps) injuries and other blood
and body fluid exposures among home health care nurses and aides, identified risk factors …

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the simultaneous or partial effects of service quality,
which includes reliability, responsiveness, assurance, empathy, and tangible variables, on …

Hospice aides are integral to the delivery of home hospice care and play an essential role in
the effective communication and collaboration of the hospice interdisciplinary team. Despite …

Introduction A rate‐based understanding of home care aides' adverse occupational
outcomes related to their work location and care tasks is lacking. Methods Within a 30 …

The Safe Home Care Project investigated both qualitatively and quantitatively a range of
occupational safety and health hazards, as well as injury and illness prevention practices …

Most transfers of long-term care (LTC) facility residents to the emergency department (ED)
via 911 calls are necessary. Avoidable transfers can have adverse effects including …

Objectives Home care (HC) aides constitute an essential, rapidly growing workforce.
Technology advances are enabling complex medical care at home, including procedures …