Support Care Coordinators: A Unique Approach to Managing Personal Support Workers in Long-term Care

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. B29
Author(s):  
Charlene Chu ◽  
Charlene Chu ◽  
Kathy McGilton ◽  
Veronique Boscart ◽  
Barbara Bowers
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Personal Support ◽  
Personal Support Workers ◽  
Care Coordinators ◽  
Unique Approach

Knowledge Confidence and Desire for Further Diabetes-Management Education among Nurses and Personal Support Workers in Long-Term Care

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 226-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corita Vincent ◽  
Peter Hall ◽  
Sally Ebsary ◽  
Scott Hannay ◽  
Lynn Hayes-Cardinal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Diabetes Management ◽  
Management Education ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Personal Support ◽  
Personal Support Workers

scholarly journals Communication and Language: Why Age Matters

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 574-575
Author(s):  
Alison Chasteen ◽  
Sali Tagliamonte
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Care Setting ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Personal Support ◽  
Personal Support Workers ◽  
Language And Communication ◽  
Effects Of Aging

Abstract In line with this year’s 75th anniversary theme, we will show why aging matters for communication and language. Specifically, in this symposium we will show how aging affects communication and language across a variety of social contexts, social roles, and cognitive abilities. Pabst & Tagliamonte discuss the effects of aging on language use by examining an individual’s daily diary entries over 30 years, including the onset and progression of dementia. Saunders considers language and communication in the context of social interaction among persons with dementia living in a long-term care setting. Savundranayagam et al. test the efficacy of a communication intervention for personal support workers who work with persons with dementia. Chasteen & Tagliamonte consider how ageism is communicated to middle-aged and older adults in everyday life. Taken together, these presentations will provide a multidimensional lens to understanding language and communication in later life.

Outcomes of the Maryland Person-Centered Hospital Discharge Program: A Pilot Targeting Decreasing Long-Term Care Use and Hospital Readmissions

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison Payne Carew ◽  
Barbara Resnick
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Hospital Discharge ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Care Coordinator ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Skilled Nursing ◽  
Care Coordinators

The Person-Centered Hospital Discharge Program (PCHDP) was offered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as a way to improve care to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries in Maryland. The PCHDP used a care nurse/coordinator to facilitate the successful transition of patients at risk for becoming eligible for Medicaid. The purpose of this study was to examine the outcomes of the PCHDP pilot, explore factors that influenced hospital and long-term care admissions following hospital discharge, and obtain operational data to develop new programs with related objectives. Area Agencies on Aging were provided with a care coordinator who obtained patient data, developed an individualized care plan, and determined visit frequency and length of services. Multivariate analysis of variance was conducted to examine differences between those hospitalized or admitted to a skilled nursing facility during the follow-up period. The sample consisted of 359 at-risk patients, and the mean length of follow-up was approximately two months. Most patients did not go to the emergency room (N = 319, 88%) during the period of follow-up and were not admitted to an acute care setting (N = 301, 84%) or skilled nursing home (N = 322, 86%). Those who were rehospitalized were slightly younger and had more visits from the care coordinator. We anticipate that the care coordinators identified individuals at greatest need for follow-up and support. Future research should explore ways in which these care coordinators can intervene to prevent hospital readmission and long-term nursing home care.

Effect of Work Environment on Care Managers’ Role Ambiguity: An Exploratory study in Japan

2008 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 113-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoru Yoshie ◽  
Tami Saito ◽  
Miyako Takahashi ◽  
Ichiro Kai
Keyword(s):  
Role Ambiguity ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Term Care ◽  
External Resources ◽  
Personal Support ◽  
Care Managers ◽  
Long Term Care Insurance

Previous literature pointed out that the role of care managers is ambiguous. In 2000, Japan instituted a new policy for long-term care of the elderly (the National Long-Term Care Insurance Policy), within which the work of care managers was recognized as a new profession providing care management services for the elderly needing care. We conducted a random-sampled mail survey on 530 care managers in 268 organizations to clarify the association between role ambiguity and care managers’ work environments, including role clarification, organizational profit-seeking climate, and the utilization of professional and personal support. The results showed that fewer opportunities for role clarification and increased organizational profit-seeking climate were associated with greater role ambiguity for care managers. Furthermore, emotional and instrumental support from colleagues and external resources were positively associated with role ambiguity, while informational support from superiors was negatively associated with role ambiguity. Role clarification and the utilization of support within and outside of work organizations would be beneficial to reduce the role ambiguity of care managers.

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