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Albert, Steven M.; Simone, Bridget; Brassard, Andrea; Stern, Yaakov; Mayeux, Richard – Gerontologist, 2005
Purpose: New York City's Medicaid Home Care Services Program provides an integrated program of housekeeping and personal assistance care along with regular nursing assessments. We sought to determine if this program of supportive care offers a survival benefit to older adults. Design and Methods: Administrative data from New York City's Medicaid…
Descriptors: Community Study, Older Adults, Community Health Services, Program Evaluation

Papsidero, Joseph A.; And Others – Gerontologist, 1980
Describes an intensive instructional program designed and implemented to prepare health assistants to serve chronically ill older persons in the home. Under professional supervision, the health assistants extend health care to the chronically ill. All assistants continued in a health related role after the project. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Allied Health Personnel, Community Colleges, Educational Gerontology