Making Their Days Happen: Paid Personal Assistance Services Supporting People with Disability Living in Their Homes and Communities

by Lisa I. Iezzoni

Book Overview

Most Americans-even those with significant disability-want to live in their homes and communities. Unpaid family members or friends often work as "informal" caregivers, helping those who need assistance- and many feel they have no option but to serve. In contrast, paid personal assistance services workers (PAS) provide a lifeline to those consumers with complex needs and limited social networks. However, there is a crisis looming in the increasing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439920761
• ISBN13: 9781439920763
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"