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Personal Assistance, Social Support and Caregiving

Tuesday, November 5, 2013: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Roundtable
The presentations of this session are related to various issues related to personal assistance, social support and caregiving for the older adults, including: informal caregiving to older adults in the "sandwich generation"; disseminating a psycho-educational caregiver intervention in minority communities; addressing systemic barriers to recruitment and training of qualified entry-level direct service workers; community partnerships to develop national standards and local capacity for training a high-quality personal home care workforce; and lessons learned from the California personal home care aide state training (PHCAST) demonstration.
Session Objectives: 1. To evaluate efforts to disseminate Powerful Tools for Caregivers, an evidence-based psycho-educational program to increase caregiver self-efficacy and decision-making skills to Hispanic, African American, and Native American caregivers of older adults in a Northeastern county. 2. To discuss the Personal and Home Care Aide State Training (PHCAST) program. 3. To examine the association between social support and quality of life.
Moderator:
Susan Miller, PhD

Table 1
Informal caregiving to older adults in the "sandwich generation": Modification by race, ethnicity, income, and household size   
Elizabeth Do, MPH, Monique J. Brown, MPH and Steven A. Cohen, DrPH, MPH
Table 2
Disseminating a psycho-educational caregiver intervention in minority communities: Challenges and lessons learned   
Heather Orom, PhD, Elizabeth Gage, PhD, Karen O'Quin, MPH, PhD Candidate and Susan LaValley, MA, MLS
Table 3
Addressing systemic barriers to recruitment and training of qualified entry-level direct service workers   
Nadine Edris and Amy Johnson, M.S.Ed.
Table 4
Community partnerships to develop national standards and local capacity for training a high-quality personal home care workforce   
Clare Luz, PhD, Daniel Ochylski, MS DNPc RN and Lauren Swanson, MA
Table 5
Lessons learned from the California personal home care aide state training (PHCAST) demonstration   
Susan A. Chapman, PhD, RN, Melinda Neri, BA and Suzanne Meyer, RN, MS
Table 6
Massachusetts personal and home care aide state training: The affects of multi-lingual training options on trainee performance and outcomes   
Lawren Bercaw, MPP, MA and Leanne Winchester, MS, RN
Table 7
2012 Idaho statewide survey of adults 50+ to assess current and furture needs for caregiving, assistance, and ability to participate in desired social activities   
Elizabeth Hannah, DVM, MS, MPH, Sarah E. Toevs, PhD and Tami Fife, MHS
Table 8
Association between social support and quality of life among homebound elderly   
Keosha T. Bond, MPH,CHES, Anastasia Sofianou, MPH, Ania Wajnberg, MD, David Russell, Ph.D, Joseph S. Ross, MD, MHS and Alex Federman, MD, MPH
Table 9
Impact of the personal and home care aide state training program on quality of care and retention of direct care professionals in Iowa   
Kellee McCrory, MPH, MSW, Brad Richardson, PhD, Anita Stineman, Phd, RN, Erin Drinnin, MSW and Paige Harnish

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Aging & Public Health

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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