Home Health Service Provision After Hurricane Harvey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the extent of service disruption among home health agencies impacted by Hurricane Harvey.

Methods

Structured interviews with optional open-ended questions were conducted with home health agencies in and around Houston, Texas. A random sample of 277 agencies was selected and contacted via telephone during the study period, from February to May of 2018.

Results

Only 45% of 122 participating agencies indicated that their offices were open during Hurricane Harvey, and three-fourths reported that home visits were disrupted. The length of disruption varied: 7% reported a disruption of 1 day or less and 46% indicated a disruption of 1 week or longer. Disruption occurred even though nearly all (99%) of the agencies had-and close to all (92%) of them act

SUBMITTER: Bell SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7075394 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature