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Provider Survery 2002 Results |
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Total Survey Sent Out
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2500 |
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Total Received
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615 |
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Percentage Received
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24.60% |
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Highlights of the Survey
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Family Care Provider versus Non-Family Care Provider
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Family Care Provider |
262 |
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Non-Family Care Provider |
113 |
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What training have you received in the home health care field?
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No training |
383 |
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Training |
311 |
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The top three attractions for people to attain trainings are:
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Free training |
307 |
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Evening training |
110 |
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Same training offered at time and different locations |
107 |
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Training incentives |
107 |
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What kind of training is needed?
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Safety & Health |
265 |
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Communication Behavior |
166 |
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General |
157 |
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Specialized Care |
132 |
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How do you find work as a home care provider?
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Word of mouth |
184 |
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County IHSS program |
165 |
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Consumer referral |
72 |
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Other workers |
58 |
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Newspaper |
38 |
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Private home care agency |
20 |
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Church bulletin |
9 |
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Would you be interested in working as on-call relief?
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Yes |
175 |
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No |
460 |
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Survey Questions
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Results
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1.
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How long have you done IHSS work?
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Less than a year |
185 |
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One year |
62 |
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Two years |
82 |
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Three years |
32 |
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Three –five years |
76 |
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Longer than five years |
169 |
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2.
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Do you currently work as an IHSS Home Care Provider?
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Full time |
203 |
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Part time |
269 |
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On call (emergency/substitute) |
16 |
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As a Family Care Provider to Child/Spouse |
86 |
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As a Family Care Provider to Other Relative |
176 |
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As a Non-Family Care Provider |
113 |
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3.
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What training have you received in the home health care field?
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None |
383 |
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CNA |
64 |
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HHA |
20 |
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Certified Home Health Assistant |
21 |
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LVN |
15 |
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RN |
9 |
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Other – please specify |
182 |
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4.
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Are you currently enrolled in a degree or certificate program in the home health care field?
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Yes |
17 |
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No |
583 |
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5.
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Do you have future career goals in the home health care field?
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Yes |
187 |
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No |
375 |
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6.
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What would attract you to take more training?
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Morning training classes |
51 |
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Afternoon training classes |
38 |
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Evening training classes |
110 |
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Same training offered at different times and different locations |
107 |
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Free training |
307 |
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Training Incentives |
107 |
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Gift Certificates |
98 |
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Movie Tickets |
72 |
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Other - please specify |
125 |
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7.
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What kind of training do you think you need?
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SAFETY & HEALTH ISSUES (CPR, First Aid, Universal Precaution) |
265 |
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SPECIALIZED CARE (Lifting, Dementia, Spinal cord injuries, Diabetes) |
132 |
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GENERAL ISSUES (Disabilities awareness, Sensitivity, Community Resources) |
157 |
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COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR (Stress Management, Listening Skills) |
166 |
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Other |
120 |
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8.
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How long do you plan to be an IHSS Provider?
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Less than a year |
17 |
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One – Three years |
111 |
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Three – five years |
81 |
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More than five years |
318 |
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9.
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Why did you become an IHSS home care worker?
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A desire to help people |
204 |
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There was an opening in the field |
65 |
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Job Flexibility |
147 |
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No experience necessary |
73 |
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Good entry level job into the health profession |
44 |
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A relative needed care |
357 |
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A friend needed care |
157 |
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Benefits |
48 |
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Other |
56 |
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10.
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How many IHSS consumers do you work for right now?
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1 Consumer |
493 |
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2 Consumers |
70 |
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3 Consumers |
18 |
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4 Consumers |
9 |
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5 Consumers |
3 |
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More than 5 |
1 |
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11.
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What type of problems have you encountered with the consumer(s) you work/worked for?
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Personal conflict with the consumer |
60 |
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Questions about the care of the consumer |
51 |
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On the job injury |
25 |
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Job description (hours or tasks) |
68 |
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Other |
277 |
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12.
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What do you do when you have a problem with your consumer?
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Contact the Social Worker |
114 |
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Contact the IHSS Staff |
92 |
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Contact consumers doctor |
127 |
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Contact consumer's family or friends |
87 |
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Call 9-1-1 |
64 |
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I don't know what to do |
11 |
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I have not experienced any problems |
270 |
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Other |
121 |
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13.
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What could the consumer do for you?
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Give clear direction |
120 |
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Provide needed supplies |
100 |
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Request only authorized tasks |
73 |
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Respect my boundaries (considerate) |
140 |
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Other |
168 |
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14.
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How do you find work as a home care provider?
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County IHSS program |
165 |
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Word of mouth |
184 |
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Private home care agency |
20 |
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Newspaper |
38 |
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Consumer referral |
72 |
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Other workers |
58 |
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Church bulletin |
9 |
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Other |
154 |
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15.
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Would you be interested in working as on-call relief?
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Yes |
96 |
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Yes - Schedule on call relief |
50 |
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Yes - Emergency on call relief |
29 |
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No |
460 |
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16.
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Is transportation involving your IHSS work a problem for you?
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Yes |
62 |
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Yes - Do not have a car |
49 |
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Yes - Cannot afford gas |
19 |
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Yes - Inadequate public transportation |
10 |
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Yes - Bus schedule |
14 |
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Yes - Bus stop location |
5 |
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Yes – Other |
52 |
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No |
495 |
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17.
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Is there anything that discourages you from continuing to be an IHSS Home Care Provider?
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429 |
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18.
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If there is other information you feel we should know regarding IHSS, please let us know.
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179 |