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PHYS THER
Vol. 61, No. 9, September 1981, pp. 1281-1283
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Clinical Reports

Physical Therapist Assistant in a California Home Health Agency

Jane Page Roach, MPA and Lois M Cook, MA

Mrs. Roach was Director of Rehabilitation Services for The Visiting Nurse Association of Los Angeles, Inc, when this article was written. She is now Consultant in Home and Community Health Services, Box 2037, Los Gatos, CA 95030 (USA).
Ms. Cook was Senior Physical Therapist and is now Area Director for The Visiting Nurse Association of Los Angeles, Inc, 2530 W Eighth St, Los Angeles, CA 90057.

A perpetual shortage of physical therapists qualified to provide home health care exists in Southern California. This paper presents one solution to the problem: the employment of a physical therapist assistant. The preparation, implementation, and evaluation of a program for employing a physical therapist assistant in a home health agency is presented and discussed. The use of the assistant increased the availability of physical therapy, and quality was not adversely affected. The assistant was accepted by staff and derived job satisfaction. We concluded that this assistant was a valuable adjunct to the home health team. Subsequently, The Visiting Nurse Association of Los Angeles employed two additional assistants in 1980.

Key Words: Physical therapist assistant • Employment • Home health agencies


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