scholarly journals Food provision for older people receiving home care from the perspectives of home-care workers

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 553-560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Watkinson-Powell ◽  
Sarah Barnes ◽  
Melanie Lovatt ◽  
Anna Wasielewska ◽  
Barbara Drummond
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Older People ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Food Provision ◽  
Home Care Workers

scholarly journals Squalor, chaos and feelings of disgust: care workers talk about older people with alcohol problems

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (8) ◽  
pp. 1624-1644 ◽  
Author(s):  
LIS BODIL KARLSSON ◽  
EVY GUNNARSSON
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Older People ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Alcohol Problems ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Care Recipients ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
The One ◽  
Home Care Workers

ABSTRACTOlder persons with alcohol problems have today become an all too common part of everyday elder care, but research in this area is still scarce. This article has a Swedish context with the aim of describing and analysing home care workers’ narratives about older people who can be characterised as heavy drinkers, i.e. people with severe alcohol problems who need considerable care for extended periods. Limited knowledge is available concerning this age group. This article therefore fills a knowledge gap about home care workers’ perspective about body work and the abject, and breaches the myth that older individuals should be able to drink as they prefer and/or notions of drinking alcohol as a last enjoyment in life. The care workers talked about how they got drawn into the daily lives of the care recipients and how they ended up in situations where they, on the one hand, removed the consequences of drinking, and on the other, felt that they sustained the drinking by cleaning out dirt and washing the care recipients’ bodies.

scholarly journals Recognition of elder abuse by home care workers and older people in Romania

2010 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 403-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ioana Caciula ◽  
Gill Livingston ◽  
Rodica Caciula ◽  
Claudia Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Older People ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Elder Abuse ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Home Care Service ◽  
Care Organization ◽  
Older Person ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Home Care Workers

ABSTRACTBackground: No previous studies have considered elder abuse in Eastern Europe. We aimed to determine the proportion of home care workers and older people receiving care in a Romanian home care service who correctly identified elder abuse in a vignette, and who had detected elder abuse at work.Methods: In 2009, care workers and clients of a non-government home care organization serving four areas in Romania completed the Caregiver Scenario Questionnaire to measure ability to identify abuse. We asked the professionals whether they had detected a case of abuse.Results: 35 (100%) professionals and 79 (65.8%) older people took part. Four (11.4%) professionals had encountered a case of elder abuse, two (5.7%) in the last year. No staff and only one older person correctly identified all four abusive strategies in a vignette. Staff with more professional caregiving experience recognized fewer abusive strategies (r = −0.46, p = 0.007).Conclusion: Rates of identification were worryingly low among all professionals, and this was more marked if they had worked longer, suggesting their experiences may have reduced their ability to detect it. Mandatory abuse training for care professionals, and strategies to support reporters of suspected abuse, could help improve the management of elder abuse in all countries.

scholarly journals 171 Older people, alcohol and safety issues at home – the perspective of home care workers

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (Suppl 2) ◽  
pp. A63.1-A63
Author(s):  
Riitta Koivula ◽  
Anni Vilkko ◽  
Christoffer Tigerstedt ◽  
Kristiina Kuussaari ◽  
Satu Pajala
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Older People ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Home Care Workers ◽  
At Home

An exploratory qualitative study on relationships between older people and home care workers in South Korea: the view from family carers and service providers

2013 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 629-652 ◽  
Author(s):  
YONGHO CHON
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Older People ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Family Carers ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Home Care Workers

ABSTRACTAlthough the proportion of older people using home care services has significantly increased in East Asian countries, the issue of the relationships between older people and home care workers in the East Asian context has received scant attention from scholars. This exploratory qualitative study aims to explore these relationships under the new Korean long-term care insurance system. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 22 family carers and private-sector home care service providers (home care workers and provider managers). The findings show that while the majority of family carers interviewed reported that their relationships were good, the majority of service providers' responses were more negative. Service providers stated that they experienced a number of difficulties that affected their relationships with older clients, including excessive demands or sexual harassment by the older people in their care, exposure to unsafe working environments, and poor treatment in terms of pay and conditions. The findings suggest that stable and good relationships between home care workers and their clients have not been secured in Korea's long-term care system.

“Then They Trust You …”

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marsha Love ◽  
Felipe Tendick-Matesanz ◽  
Jane Thomason ◽  
Davine Carter ◽  
Myra Glassman ◽  
...  
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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