When Do Paid Caregivers Support the Health of Older Adults? Geriatrician Perspectives.

ABSTRACT: Despite the potential of paid caregivers (e.g., home health aides and other home care workers) to improve their clients' health-related outcomes, paid caregivers are rarely integrated in the healthcare team. Geriatrician's perspective on paid caregivers can inform healthcare team approaches that leverage the paid caregiver role to improve older adult health. This secondary qualitative analysis (n = 9 geriatricians, n = 27 interviews) used thematic analysis to identify geriatrician perceptions of when paid caregivers do the most to support the health of older adults. Geriatricians perceived that paid caregiver contributions were greatest in the care of high-needs older adults (e.g., dementia) and that paid caregivers stepped up to fill healthcare gaps when families could not p

SUBMITTER: Estrada LV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11717641 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature