Supporting the Needs of Mobile Home Care Workers: A Case Study for Saskatoon District Health System

The objective of this study was to explore how home care workers and the agencies that employ them interact with their state’s nurse practice act in the provision of care. Using a qualitative case study approach, we selected four states with varying levels of restrictiveness in their nurse delegation regulations. We conducted interviews ( N = 45) with state leaders, agency leaders, and home care workers to learn how these policies affect the home care workforce’s ability to perform care tasks for their clients in order to allow clients to remain in their own homes. We found that increased training and input from registered nurses is needed to identify appropriate health maintenance tasks to delegate to home care workers and support development of training strategies. The federal government could support the development of evidence-based guidelines for training and competency testing as well as for appropriate delegation of health maintenance tasks.

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The Effects of Social Support on the psychological Well-being of In-Home Care Workers : With a focus on the mediating effects of job satisfaction

Korea Academy of Care Management ◽

10.22589/kaocm.2019.31.5 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 31 ◽

pp. 5-28

Author(s):

Seong Min Lee

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Job Satisfaction ◽

Home Care ◽

Well Being ◽

Mediating Effects ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Care Workers ◽

Home Care Workers

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“Then They Trust You …”

NEW SOLUTIONS A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy ◽

10.1177/1048291117712544 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 225-245 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Marsha Love ◽

Felipe Tendick-Matesanz ◽

Jane Thomason ◽

Davine Carter ◽

Myra Glassman ◽

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Keyword(s):

Home Care ◽

Long Term Care ◽

Care Needs ◽

Term Care ◽

Team Members ◽

Physical Independence ◽

Care Workers ◽

Communications Skills ◽

Home Care Workers

The home care workforce, already at 2.7 million caregivers, will become the nation’s fastest growing occupation by 2024 as the senior boom generation accelerates the demand for in home services to meet its long-term care needs. The physically challenging work of assisting clients with intimate, essential acts of daily living places home care workers (HCWs) at risk for musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs); yet, HCWs typically receive little formal job training and may lack appropriate assistive devices. In this qualitative pilot study, HCW focus groups described workplace MSD risk factors and identified problem-solving strategies to improve ergonomic conditions. The results revealed that HCWs rely on their behavioral insights, self-styled communications skills and caring demeanor to navigate MSD risks to themselves and increase clients’ physical independence of movement. We suggest changes in employer and government policies to acknowledge HCWs as valued team members in long-term care and to enhance their effectiveness as caregivers.

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Computer-Mediated Peer Support Needs of Home Care Workers: Emotional Labor & the Politics of Professionalism

Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction ◽

10.1145/3476077 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (CSCW2) ◽

pp. 1-32

Author(s):

Anthony Poon ◽

Vaidehi Hussain ◽

Julia Loughman ◽

Ariel C. Avgar ◽

Madeline Sterling ◽

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Keyword(s):

Home Care ◽

Peer Support ◽

Emotional Labor ◽

Support Needs ◽

Computer Mediated ◽

Care Workers ◽

Home Care Workers

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A job analysis of selected health workers in a district health system in KwaZulu Natal - Part two: Job analysis of nurses in primary health care settings

Curationis ◽

10.4102/curationis.v26i3.829 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 26 (3) ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

S Mbambo

Keyword(s):

Health System ◽

Current Practice ◽

Health Workers ◽

Job Analysis ◽

District Health ◽

District Health System ◽

Primary Health ◽

Kwazulu Natal ◽

Descriptive Survey ◽

Primary Health Care Settings

The aim of this descriptive survey was to do a job analysis of different categories of nurses in a District Health System in order to clarify job expectations, describe current practice of nurses in hospitals and clinics and to make recommendations about skills mix in district services. This article deals with the clinics only.

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