title: Special homemakers for special needs.
abstract: The special health and personal problems that can accompany aging demand a special kind of home care worker. Two Boston agencies combined resources to bring the community's "difficult-to-serve" elders the experience, patience, and persistence they needed.
authors: ElderLink, Inc.
authors: S T
authors: ST
authors: Fienberg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001900:Boston; D017028:Caregivers / Q000592:standards*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006704:Homemaker Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000592:standards; D011635:Public Health Administration; D012944:Social Support; D000078329:Workforce