title: The impact of cultural issues on home care personnel and patients.
abstract: The United States faces increasing cultural diversity in its aging populations. This diversity provides opportunities for home care agencies to expand services as well as to improve patient care. By looking at the demographics, the benefits of comprehensive diversity programs become obvious--for both the agencies themselves and for the clients they serve.
authors.affiliation: Nurse Corps, United States Navy, United States Naval Medical Clinics, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: de Savorgnani
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Haring
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D019985:Benchmarking; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004522:Educational Status; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017146:Models, Organizational; D011361:Professional Competence; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D000078329:Workforce