title: View from the boardroom. Interview by Sarah F. Zarbock.
abstract: When it comes to home care agencies and their boards of directors, I've sat in both chairs. As a physician assistant (PA), I provided home care directly when I worked for a multispecialty physician practice and helped start its house call program. In that position, I worked closely with several area home care agencies and developed collaborative relationships with nursing colleagues. More recently, as a concerned consumer and advocate for home care, I have been a member of the board of directors of a small, nonprofit home care agency in the rural town in which I live. Having had both perspectives has helped me considerably to know the players, their roles, their shared history, and their current concerns.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Longley
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D003254:Consumer Advocacy; D006075:Governing Board; D018574:Home Care Agencies / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D014481:United States