The purpose of this evaluation was to assess the impact of the "Home Health Aide (HHA) Partnering Collaborative" a quality improvement initiative implemented at the Visiting Nurse Service of New York in three main areas: (1) patient outcomes; (2) patient service use; and (3) aide job perceptions and retention.
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Advanced SearchPoor Finances: Assets and Low-Income Households: Introduction to the Series
Poor Finances: Assets and Low-Income Households Principal Investigators: Signe-Mary McKernan and Michael Sherraden The Urban Institute Project began September 2007
Research Brief
HHA Partnering Collaborative Evaluation: Practice/Research Brief
This brief describes the key components of the HHA Partnering Collaborative model, implementation challenges and successes, and the results and implications from the evaluation. [9 PDF pages]
The Home Health Aide Partnering Collaborative: Implementation Manual
The Home Health Aide Partnering Collaborative is a quality improvement project developed and implemented at the Visiting Nurse Service of New York. The primary purpose of the Collaborative was to enhance the quality of work life for home health aides while improving outcomes for home health patients.
Report to Congress
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2007
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
This report was written by Gil Crouse, Sarah Douglas, and Susan Hauan of the Office of Human Services Policy under the direction of Melissa Pardue, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Services Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
Report to Congress
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2007 - Executive Summary
The Welfare Indicators Act of 1994 requires the Department of Health and Human Services to prepare annual reports to Congress on indicators and predictors of welfare dependence. The 2007 Indicators of Welfare Dependence, the tenth annual report, provides welfare dependence indicators through 2004, reflecting changes that have taken place since ena
Assessing Child Support Arrears in Nine Large States and the Nation
Contents Who Owes the Arrears? State Variation in Arrears How Collectible are the Arrears? Why have Arrears Grown So Rapidly? Actions taken by Study States to Manage Arrears Despite
Economic Patterns of Single Mothers Following Their Poverty Exits
This report examines the employment patterns and income progression of single mothers and their families for two years after they exit poverty. The study found that 30 percent of single mothers were poor but then left poverty. Work effort was high among single mothers who left poverty: on average they worked for three-quarters of the subsequent two years following their poverty exit.