Home alone : the experiences of home support workers in a climate of health care reform
The transition from institutional to home based health care relies heavily on the caring work of Home Support Workers (HSWs). Despite the importance of their labor, HSWs are under paid, under valued and misunderstood. Policy guiding home based care does little to alleviate this paradox. Therefo...
Main Author: | Aitken, Jennifer Allison |
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Language: | English |
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2009
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/7857 |
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