Article Publication Date:
11/1/2003
Summary:
Focus groups in Arkansas were created to learn more about home health agency workers and paid workers of clients enrolled in IndependentChoices. This report provides information on workers' views about issues, as well as the similarities and differences between IndependentChoices and agency workers.
Topics:
Consumer/Participant Direction
Types/Tools:
Sources:
University of Maryland Center on Aging, College Park
States:
Keywords:
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Report on Arkansas Paid Worker Focus Groups; direct care workers; focus groups with home health agency workers and paid workers of clients; Arkansas’ Cash and Counseling Demonstration and Evaluation (CCDE); IndependentChoices; job satisfaction; roles and responsibilities; ideas for recruiting and retaining new personal care workers; similarities and differences between IndependentChoices and agency workers; IndependentChoices; CareLink; Becoming A Personal Care Worker; Support Systems; Linking Workers and Consumers
Contact
Elizabeth Maguire
National Resource Center for Participant-Directed Services
elizabeth.maguire.1@bc.edu
Phone:
617-552-0562
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/52143