Information for Paid Assistants, Attendants and Caregivers
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Reports and Publications
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(2012, September). Envisioning Enhanced Roles for In-Home Supportive Services Workers in Care Coordination for Consumers with Chronic Conditions: A Concept Paper Berkeley: UC Berkeley Labor Center.
(2012, August). State Tax Law and People with Disabilities: Opportunities for Supporting Fuller Participation in Community and Society. New York: Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University.
(2012). Allowing spouses to be paid personal care providers: Spouse availability and the effects of Medicaid-funded service use and expenditures. Gerontologist, 52, 4, pp.517-530.
Library
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(2003, February). Policy brief: The applicability of the ADA to personal assistance in the workplace. Boston, MA: The Institute for Community Inclusion.
InfoUse & Program Development Associates. (2003). Consumer direction in personal assistance services: How to work together [CD Rom & Video]. Berkeley, CA: .
(2004). Medicaid 1915(c) Home and Community Based Services Waivers: A National Survey of Eligibility Criteria, Caps and Waiting Lists. Home Health Care Services Quarterly, 23/2, pp.55-69.
Presentations
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LaPlante, M.P., Kaye, S., Kang, T., & Harrington, C. (2003, Nov 18) Unmet Need for Personal Assistance Services. Presented at the 131st Annual Meeting and Exposition hosted by American Public Health Association.
Harrington, C., Newcomer, R., LaPlante, M., Kaye, S., Stoddard, S., Kitchener, M., Oxford, M. (2004, Apr 26) Meeting the Nation. Presented at the National Conference: "Meeting the Future Research and Training Needs of the Disability Community" hosted by Nartional Association of Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (NARRTC).
Kraus, L., Stoddard, S. (2004, Nov 09) Personal assistance services in the workplace: Voices from the field. Presented at the American Public Health Association 132nd Annual Meeting and Exposition hosted by American Public Health Association.
Links
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The NAHC is a trade association that represents the home care agencies, hospices, home care aide organizations and medical equipment suppliers. The site provides up to date information about the work that the association does in advocating for home and community based care as well as recent government policies that affect home and community based health care.
The California HealthCare Foundation and the University of California San Francisco have a free website on long term care services in California that is designed for consumers, caregivers, providers, discharge planners, and advocates. This site provides comprehensive information about the quality of long term care in the state including
The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Foundation for Health in Aging (FHA) is a national non-profit organization established in 1999 by The American Geriatrics Society. The foundation aims to build a bridge between the research and practice of Geriatrics and the Public, and to advocate on behalf of older adults and their special health care needs. The website has information on common health problems such as diabetes, falls, etc. and educational materials on geriatrics.