title: Protecting urban home care workers.
abstract: Unfortunately, violence against home care workers is on the increase. The varied work schedules and plans of home care staff can present challenges when instituting a safety program; not all urban agency staff work in an office, nor do they all get to their job sites the same way. One agency has developed a comprehensive security and safety program to protect both office and field staff.
authors.affiliation: Visiting Nurse Association of Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cuthbert-Allman
mesh_terms: D001900:Boston; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health; D011367:Professional Staff Committees; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012307:Risk Factors; D012308:Risk Management; D017751:Safety Management; D012637:Security Measures / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019037:Urban Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000078329:Workforce