Background

Established in 1993 by the Visiting Nurse Service of New York, the Center for Home Care Policy and Research has become recognized as the pre-eminent research center for home care and is the only of its kind in the nation. The staff includes a team of Ph.D.-level researchers trained in health services, aging, and policy research and a complement of master’s-level graduates in public health, social work, computer sciences, and related fields.

Members of the staff have held appointments at the Harvard University School of Public Health; the John F. Kennedy School of Government; the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research; the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health; and the School of Medicine at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Articles written by staff members appear in peer-reviewed journals, and staff regularly make presentations at major meetings and conferences.

The Research Center’s reputation for excellence has enabled it to attract major grants from private philanthropies and government sources.

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