PAS Center publications

Newcomer, R.J., Kang, T. & Doty, P. (2011, October). Allowing Spouses to Be Paid Personal Care Providers: Spouse Availability and Effects on Medicaid-Funded Service Use and Expenditures. The Gerontologist. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnr102

Khatutsky, G., Wiener, J., Anderson, W., Akhmerova, V., Jessup, E.A. & Squillace, M.R. (2011, March). Understanding direct care workers: A snapshot of two of America’s most important jobs certified nursing assistants and home health aides. Washington, DC: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Retrieved May, 2011 from http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltc p/reports/2011/CNAchart.h tm

Seavey, D. (2010-2011, Winter). Caregivers on the front line: Building a better direct-care workforce. Generations, 34(4), pp.27-35.

Seavey, D. (2010-2011, Winter). Caregivers on the front line: Building a better direct-care workforce. GENERATIONS – Journal of the American Society on Aging, 34(4), pp.27-35.

Kaye, H.S. (2010, October). The impact of the 2007–09 recession on workers with disabilities. Monthy Labor Review, 133(10), pp.19-30.

Napoles, A.M., Chadiha, L., Eversley, R. & Moreno-John G. (2010, May). Reviews: Developing culturally sensitive dementia caregiver interventions: are we there yet? American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias, 25(5), pp.389-406. doi: 10.1177/1533317510370957

Okumura, M.J., Van Cleave, J., Gnanasekaran, S., & Houtrow, A. (2009, December). Understanding Factors Associated with Work Loss for Families Caring for CSHCN. Pediatrics, 124. doi: 10.1542/peds.2009-1255J

Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute. (2009, October). New York City's Home Care Workforce: State Facts. Bronx, NY: Author.

Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute. (2009, October). Pennsylvania's Direct-Care Workforce: State Facts. Bronx, NY: Author.

Solovieva, T.I., Walls, R.T., Hendricks, D.J. & Dowler, D.L. (2009, October). Cost of workplace accommodations for individuals with disabilities: With or without personal assistance services. Disability and Health Journal, 2(4), pp.196-205.

Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute. (2009, September). Massachusetts' Direct-Care Workforce: State Facts. Bronx, NY: Author.

Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute. (2009, September). Iowa's Direct-Care Workforce: State Facts. Bronx, NY: Author.

Wells, S., Hedt, A., Chapman, S., Bakerjian, D., Fagin, C.M., Bryant, N., Toten, A., Goldbert, L. & Ruff, A. (2009, August). Perspectives On: Investing in California's Direct Care Workforce by Increasing Geriatric Training Opportunities. Long Beach, CA: The SCAN Foundation.

Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute. (2009, July). Illinois' Direct-Care Workforce: State Facts. Bronx, NY: Author.

Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute. (2009, July). State chart book on wages from personal and home care aides, 1999-2008. Bronx, NY: Author.

Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute. (2009, march). Vermont's Direct-Care Workforce: State Facts. Bronx, NY: Author.

Kaye, H.S. (2009). Stuck at the bottom rung: Occupational characteristics of workers with disabilities. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 19(2), pp.115-128.

Mullan, J.T., Grossman, B.R., Hernandez, M., Wong, A., Eversley, R. & Harrington, C. (2009). Focus Group Study of Ethnically Diverse Low Income- Users of Paid Personal Assistance Services. Home Health Care Services Quarterly, 28(1), pp.24-44.

Solovieva, T.I., Walls, R.T., Hendricks, D.J. & Dowler, D.L. (2009). Cost of workplace accommodations for individuals with disabilities. Disability and Health Journal, 2(4), pp.196-205.

Stone, R. & Newcomer, R. (2009). Advances and issues in personal care. Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 25(1), pp.35-45.

Wiener, J.M., Squillace, M.R., Anderson, W.L. & Khatutsky, G. (2009). Why do they stay? Job tenure among certified nursing assistants in nursing homes. Gerontologist, 49(2), pp.198-210.

Wiener, J.M., Squillace, M.R., Anderson, W.L., & Khatusky, G. (2009). Why do they stay? Job tenure among certified nursing assistants in nursing homes. Gerontologist, 49(2), pp.198-210.

Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute. (2008, December). Michigan's Direct-Care Workforce: State Facts. Bronx, NY: Author.

Seavey, D. (2008, April). Occupational Projections for Direct-Care Workers 2006-2016. Bronx, NY: Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI), fact sheet.

Scherzer, T. & Wolfe, N. (2008, January). Barriers to workers' compensation and medical care for injured Personal Assistance Services workers. Home Health Care Services Quarterly, 27(1), pp.37. doi: 10.1300/J027v27n01_03

Barrett, J. (2007, July). Leadership Stories from Maine: The Voices of Direct-Care Workers in Culture Change. Bronx, NY: National Clearinghouse on the Direct Care Workforce, Northern New England LEADS Institute. Retrieved Dec. 9, 2007 from http://www.directcareclea ringhouse.org/l_art_det.j sp?res_id=265110

Wong, A., Kaye, H.S. and Newcomer, R. (2007, July). State legislation regarding wages and benefits of home care workers: Thirteen promising practices. San Francisco: Center for Personal Assistance Services.

Gaugler, J.E., Kane, R.L. & Newcomer, R. (2007). Resilience and transitions from dementia caregiving. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 62(1), pp.38-44.

Grossman, B., M. Kitchener, J. Mullan, and C. Harrington. (2007). Paid Personal Assistance Services: An Exploratory Study of Working Age Consumers' Perspectives. Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 19(3), pp.27-45.

Hewitt, A., Edelstein, S., Seavey, D., Morris, J. & Hoge, M. (2007). Direct Support Professional Work Group Report. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse. Retrieved Dec. 9, 2007 from http://directcareclearing house.org/l_art_det.jsp?r es_id=265010

Misra, S., Orslene, L.E., & Walls, R.T. (2007). Personal Assistance Services for Workers with Disabilities: Views and Experiences of Rehabilitation Service Providers. Disability Studies Quarterly, 27(3)

Scherzer, T., & Newcomer, R. (2007). Barriers to documenting occupational injuries among personal assistance services workers. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 50(7), pp.536-544.

Scherzer, T., Wong, A. and Newcomer, R. (2007). Financial management services in consumer-directed programs. Home Health Care Services Quarterly, 26(1), pp.29-42.

Swan, J.H. & Harrington, C. (2007). California nursing facility quality and union environments. Journal of Aging & Health, 19(2), pp.183-199.

Wong, A. & Newcomer, R. (2007). Health promotion and disease prevention for people with disabilities: An annotated bibliography. San Francisco: Center for Personal Assistance Services.

Yeager, P., Kaye, H.S., Reed, M., & Doe, T.M. (2007). Assistive Technology and Employment: Experiences of Californians with Disabilities. Work, 27(4), pp.333-344.

Kaye, H.S., Chapman, S., Newcomer, R.J. & Harrington, C. (2006). The personal assistance workforce: Trends in supply and demand. Health Affairs, 25(4), pp.113-1120.

Scherzer, T., Chapman, S. & N. Newcomer. (2006). Consumer voice and choice in long-term care. (Chapter 6). In S. Kunkel & V. Wellin (Eds.), Integrating occupational health and safety into the United States' personal assistance services workforce agenda. New York, NY: Springer Publishing.

Seavey, D. & Salter, V. (2006). Paying for quality care: Strategies for improving wages and benefits for personal care assistants. Washington, D.C.: AARP Public Policy Institute. Retrieved 38998 from http://www.aarp.org/resea rch/longtermcare/quality/ 2006_18_care.html

Seavey, D. & Salter, V. (2006). Bridging the gaps: State and local strategies for ensuring backup personal care services. Washington, D.C.: AARP Public Policy Institute. Retrieved 38998 from http://www.aarp.org/resea rch/longtermcare/quality/ 2006_19_pcs.html

Scherzer, T. (2005, December). Homecare workers experiences of and responses to occupational injury: Preliminary results from a qualitative study. Presented at the 2005 American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting.

Harrington, C. (2005). Long Term Care Staff and Quality of Care. UCSF San Francisco, CA: Center for Personal Assistance Services. Retrieved June 7th, 2007 from http://www.pascenter.org/ documents/Harrington_LTC_ Testimony.html

Hendricks, D.J., Batiste, L.C., Hirsh, A.E., Schartz, H.,A Blanck, P. (2005, Fall). Cost and Effectiveness of Accommodations in the Workplace: Preliminary Results of a Nationwide Study. Disability Studies Quarterly, 25(4)

Newcomer, R., Kang, T., LaPlante, M., and Kaye, S. (2005). Living quarters and unmet need for personal care assistance among adults with disabilities. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 60B(4), pp.S205-S213.

Ripple, J.M. & Stoddard, S. (2005). California Statewide Independent Living Needs Assessment 2003-2004. Sacramento, CA: California State Independent Living Council.

Chapman, S., Kaye, S., & Newcomer, R. (2004). Home and Personal Care Workers by State. San Francisco, CA: Center for Personal Assistance Services. Retrieved November, 2004 from http://pascenter.org/stat e_based_stats/acs_workfor ce_state.php

LaPlante, M., Kaye, H.S., Kang, T., and Harrington, C. (2004). Unmet need for personal assistance services: Estimating the shortfall in hours of help and adverse consequences. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 59(2), pp.S98-S108. doi: 10.1093/geronb/59.2.S98

Newcomer, R., Graham, C.G., Sotelo, E., Anderson, L. (2004). Nursing Home Transition: Implementing the Program Providing Assistance to Caregivers in Transition (PACT). San Francisco, CA: Center for Personal Assistance Services.

Scherzer, T., Chapman, S., & Newcomer, R. (2004). Lost-worktime injuries and illnesses of Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants. San Francisco, CA: Center for Personal Assistance Services.

Scherzer, T., Chapman, S., Newcomer, R. (2004). Workforce Development Projects in Personal Assistance Services. San Francisco, CA: Center for Personal Assistance Services. Retrieved February, 2005 from http://pascenter.org/stat e_based_stats/workforce_p rojects_inventory_home.ph p

Waterstone, D., Kang, T., Flores, C., Howes, C., Harrington, C. & Newcomer, R. (2004). In-Home Supportive Services program: Who is served? San Francisco, CA: Center for Personal Assistance Services. Retrieved October, 2005 from http://www.pascenter.org/ documents/IHSS_Final_Repo rt.pdf

Newcomer, R.J., Covinsky, T., Clay, K., and Yaffe, K. (2003). Predicting 12-Month Mortality for Persons with Dementia. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 58(3), pp.S187-S198.

LaPlante, M.P., Harrington, C., & Kang, T. (2002). Estimating paid and unpaid hours of personal assistance services in activities of daily living provided to adults living at home. Health Services Research, 37(2), pp.397-415.

Jacobs, A. E.,Hendricks, D. J. (1992). Job accommodations for adults with learning disabilities: Brilliantly disguised opportunities. Learning Disability Quarterly, 15(4), pp.274-285.