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Ayalon, Liat; Baum, Nehami – Educational Gerontology, 2010
In Israel, the government partially supports personal home care services (grooming, feeding, assistance with transfers) as a means to maintain frail individuals in their home environment for as long as possible. Social workers capture a prominent position in these arrangements as initiators and supervisors of personal home care services. This…
Descriptors: Industry, Focus Groups, Foreign Countries, Family Environment
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Auslander, Gail K.; Soskolne, Varda; Stanger, Varda; Ben-Shahar, Ilana; Kaplan, Giora – Health & Social Work, 2008
This study aimed to examine the implementation, adequacy, and outcomes of discharge planning. The authors carried out a prospective study of 1,426 adult patients discharged from 11 acute care hospitals in Israel. Social workers provided detailed discharge plans on each patient. Telephone interviews were conducted two weeks post-discharge. Findings…
Descriptors: Community Services, Program Evaluation, Hospitals, Rehabilitation Centers