Manuscripts
Funk, L., Kuryk, K., Spring L., & Keefe, J., (2024). Problematizing dominant assumptions about unpaid support through exploring case study profiles of older home care clients. Health & Social Care in the Community, Volume 2024, Article ID 3707796. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/3707796
Kuryk, K., Funk, L., Warner, G., Macdonald, M., Lobchuk, M., Rempel, J., Spring, L., & Keefe, J., (2023). Ageing in place with non-medical home support services need not translate into dependence. Ageing & Society, 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X23000478
Spring, L., Funk, L., Kuryk, K., Warner, G., Macdonald, M., Burke, R., & Keefe, J. M. (2023). Person-centered home care: Exploring worker-client relationships using an intersectional and critical disability framework. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648231201837
Mitchell, L., Poss, J., MacDonald, M., Burke, R., & Keefe, J. (2023). Inter-provincial variation in older home care clients and their pathways: A population-based retrospective cohort study in Canada. BMC Geriatrics, 23, Article number: 389 (2023).
Funk, L., Irwin, P., Kuryk, K., Lobchuk, M., Rempel, J., & Keefe, J. (2022). Home care program flexibility as a relational phenomenon. SSM – Qualitative Research in Health, Volume 2, 100107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2022.100107.
Poss, J., Mitchell, L., Mah, J., & Keefe, J. (2021). Disparities in utilization of psychiatric services among home care clients: The tale of two Canadian jurisdictions. Frontiers in Psychiatry-Public Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.712112 Video: The Disparities in Utilization of Psychiatry Services Among Home Care Clients
Keefe, J., Funk, L., Knight, L., Lobchuk, M., Macdonald, M., Mitchell, L., Rempel, J., Warner, G., & Stevens, S. (2020). Home care clients: A research protocol for studying their pathways. BMC Health Services Research 20, 535 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05363-7
Presentations
Funk, L., Kuryk, K., Spring, L., & Keefe, J. (2024, November). How well do institutionalized assumptions about unpaid caregivers match the experiences of home care clients? Paper presentation at the Gerontological Society of America 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting, November 13-16, 2024, Seattle, WA.
Spring, L., Keefe, J., Mason S., & O’Neil, K. (2024, November). How medical objects, meal prep assistance and relational culture impact the meaning of “home” for home care clients. Poster presentation at the Gerontological Society of America 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting, November 13-16, 2024, Seattle, WA.
Mah, J., Keefe, J., Mitchell, L., & Poss, J. (2024, October). Home Care clients with dementia: Differences across two jurisdictions in their clinical characteristics, caregiver factors, and trajectories. Oral presentation at the Canadian Association on Gerontology 2024 Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, October 23-24, 2024, Edmonton, AB.
Stevens, S., Poss, J., Mitchell, L., Mah, J., & Keefe, J. (2024, June). A look at home care clients over time. Insights for case management. Invited presentation at 2024 Northwood Research Symposium, June 7, 2024, Dartmouth, NS.
Mitchell, l., Keefe, J., Poss, J., & Mah, J. (2024, May). Hospitalization among long-stay home care clients: Comparing services when they return home. Oral presentation at the Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research Conference, May 14-16, 2024, Ottawa, ON.
Keefe, J., Mitchell, L., Poss, J., Mah, J. (2023). Do public home care clients ‘lose out on services ‘ because they have a family caregiver?. Oral presentation at the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting, November 8-12, 2023, Tampa, FL.
Funk, L., Kuryk, K., Spring, L., Burke, R., Lobchuk, M., Macdonald, M., Rempel, J., Warner, G., & Keefe, J., (2023). Understanding home care pathways over time: Insights from longitudinal qualitative inquiry. Oral presentation at the Canadian Association on Gerontology Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, October 26-28, 2023, Toronto, ON.
Spring, L., Mason, S., Kuryk, K., & Keefe, J. (2023). Relational cultures in homecare. Poster presentation to the Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research Conference, May 29-31, 2023, Montreal.
Poss, J., Mitchell, L., Mah, J., & Keefe, J. (2023). Diversity among home care client pathways: Applying latent class models in longitudinal data. Oral presentation to the Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research Conference, May 29-31, 2023, Montreal.
Kuryk, K., Spring, L. Burke, R., Rempel, J., Funk, L., Keefe, J., Warner G. (2022). Not a “task” like any other: meanings and anxieties associated with meal preparation in home care settings. Oral presentation at the Canadian Association on Gerontology Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, October 20-22, 2023, Regina, SK.
Keefe, J., Poss, J., Mah, J. & Mitchell, L. (2022, October). Trajectories of older home care clients’ pathways over 4 years: Exploring functional changes. Poster presentation at Canadian Association on Gerontology Annual Conference, October 20-22, 2022, Regina.
Spring, L., Burke, R., Rempel, J., Kuryk, K., Funk, L., & Keefe, J. (2022, October). Not a “task” like any other: meanings and anxieties associated with meal preparation in home care settings. Oral presentation at Canadian Association on Gerontology Annual Conference, October 20-22, 2022, Regina.
Kuryk, K., & Spring, L. (2022, October). “We’re just out there sacrificing”: A longitudinal study of homecare work during Covid-19. Oral presentation at Canadian Association on Gerontology Annual Conference, October 20-22, 2022, Regina.
Kuryk, K., Funk, L., Warner, G., MacDonald, M., Lobchuk, M., Rempel, J., Spring, L. & Keefe, J. (2022, October). The work required of older clients to age in place with non-medical home support services. Poster presentation at Canadian Association on Gerontology Annual Conference, October 20-22, 2022, Regina.
Spring, L., Funk L.., Kuryk, K., Warner, G., Burke, R., Macdonald, M., Lobchuk, M., Keefe, J., & Rempel, J. ‘Person-centred’ home care: How “rule-bending” can help fortify relationships and built trust between clients and care providers. Presentation at Canadian Association of Health Services and Policy Research Conference, May 31, 2022. Virtual.
Spring, L. & Warner, G. Is ”no news good news”? Or does being a ”squeaky wheel” improve home care client trajectories? Presentation at 2022 Northwood Research Symposium, June 17, 2022. Virtual.
Mitchell, L., Poss, J., & Keefe, J. (2021, October). Mapping older home care clients’ pathways in the health care system: A tale of two provinces. Paper presentation at Canadian Association on Gerontology, October 22, 2021, virtual.
Stevens, S., & Keefe, J. (2019, May). How approaches to care shape the pathways of older adult home care clients. Oral presentation to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and Policy Research (CAHSPR) Conference, May 29, 2019, Halifax.
Summary Briefs
Exploring the Benefits of Person-Centered Home Care and the Policies that Limit its Practice
Flexibility as a Relational Phenomenon is Positive Step
Disparities in Utilization of Psychiatry Services Among Home Care Clients
Receiving Home Support Services Does Not Mean Client Dependence
Inter-provincial Variation in Older Home Care Clients and Their Pathways
Student Projects
Rosanne Burke. Masters research (September 2023). “How Home Care Communication Adapts Over Time to Meet Clients’ Needs: A Case Study of Home Care Constellations.”
Home Care Program Profiles