Home Health Care serves as an introduction to the skills a practitioner needs to work effectively with the elderly in the home care setting. It describes the essential dos and donts of responsible geriatric case practice and offers a wealth of practice wisdom benefiting care managers, administrators, supervisors, and service providers in their daily work by systematically guiding the health care provider through all phases of home health care program planning and delivery. From discussions addressing the principles of planning and contracting to recommendations for evaluating the service delivery efforts of home health care programs, this handbook directly addresses the education and training demands of a wide range of home health care practitioners and elevates this field of service to a higher level of professionalism and accountability. Home health care for the elderly is a rapidly growing area and as a result practitioners need to be familiar with essential `dos and donts of responsible geriatric case practice. To answer this need, this volume introduces the skills needed by a practitioner to work effectively with the elderly in the home care setting. The principles of home health care case management, case planning and contracting and evaluating the service delivery efforts of home health care programmes are among the topics explored. The author also addresses the education and training demands of a wide range of home health care practitioners. This comprehensive book will be an invaluable professional handbook for social and health service workers serving the elderly and disabled in their homes.
