The impact of crime on home care services.
- 1 February 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 77 (2) , 209-210
- https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.77.2.209
Abstract
A telephone survey of 49 Veterans Administration Home Care Programs found 32 programs reporting dangerous areas in their territories. Twelve excluded patients based on safety of area of residence. Programs in the eastern United States and in cities with higher rates of crime were more likely to have paired visits, escorted visits, or to exclude patients. Programs providing paired or escorted visits were less likely to exclude patients, suggesting that such policies maximize access to home care.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
- Home health careThe Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 1985
- To all general practitioners: house calls can kill you.1983
- Strategies for safe home visits.1980