Personal care assistants (PCAs) provide support that enables older adults and individuals with disabilities to remain in home and community settings. This study characterizes the role played by family members and non-family PCAs in California’s Medicaid program, which oversees the nation’s largest consumer-directed personal care assistance program. We describe factors that affect turnover among PCAs,…
In California, many Medicaid recipients receive home-and-community-based services (HCBS) in the form of home care aids. Family members can also receive payment as home care aids to these Medicaid recipients. This article describes an analysis of the data on first-time HCBS recipients to see which factors were associated with switching home care aids to provide…
In California, many Medicaid recipients receive home-and-community-based services (HCBS) in the form of home care aids. Family members can also receive payment as home care aids to these Medicaid recipients. This article describes an analysis of the data on first-time HCBS recipients to see which factors were associated with switching home care aids to provide…
Personal care assistants (PCAs) provide support that enables older adults and individuals with disabilities to remain in home and community settings. This study characterizes the role played by family members and non-family PCAs in California’s Medicaid program, which oversees the nation’s largest consumer-directed personal care assistance program. We describe factors that affect turnover among PCAs,…
