title: Setting the standard for private duty home care: how the National Private Duty Association works to improve home care for providers and their patients.
abstract: This article differentiates models within the private home care industry and explains the risks involved for providers, their patients, and consumers using private hires or registry personnel. An overview of the National Private Duty Association (NPDA) and the work it performs to eliminate private duty home care industry risks and failures is presented.
authors.affiliation: National Private Duty Association, 125 N. Halstead Street, Suite 303, Chicago, IL 60661, USA. sheila@homecarechicago.com
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McMackin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009744:Nursing, Private Duty / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014481:United States