title: Using supportive services to manage cost while improving quality.
abstract: Supportive services have traditionally been viewed as secondary to the skilled services in home care. Yet increasingly these supportive services can be more important to clients than many organizations recognize--and more important in managing costs as well.
authors.affiliation: LifeStyle Options Inc, Schaumburg, IL, USA.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Gunter
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Miceli
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D019090:Case Management; D017046:Cost Savings / Q000379:methods; D006704:Homemaker Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D014481:United States