title: Partnerships between home care providers and client families.
abstract: As home care providers, we work with clients who are members of family units. The influence of family on the client is ever present, whether it takes the form of participation, resistance, denial, judgment, withdrawal, or absence. Even if the home care provider never meets them, relatives will influence the client's behavior.
authors.affiliation: Humboldt State University, Arcata, California, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Knox
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thobaben
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010358:Patient Participation; D011368:Professional-Family Relations