AOA Occasional Papers in Gerontology No. 2, Human Resources Issues in the Field of Aging - Homemaker-Home Health Aide Services

摘要

This report is divided into two parts. Part I analyzes the agencies that provide homemaker-home health aide services, describing the services they provide, the clients they serve, their organizational structure and staffing pattern. Part I also briefly outlines their historical development and discusses the sources of payment for their services. Part II focuses on the homemaker-home health aides--their characteristics, historical and current employment levels, and projected requirements and annual openings. Supply issues also are explored--sources of new entrants and occupational transfers, reasons why persons become homemaker-home health aides, and why some leave the occupation, how they are recruited and trained. Part II also analyzes the outlook for aides, suggesting actions to assure a sufficient supply, and ending with related employment implications.