Home Health Care Management & Practice
“They Don’t Seem to Care”: A Qualitative Study of Home Care Social Workers Views on Medicare Advantage
Objective: To determine if there is agreement—between a systematic literature review and home care social worker interviews—that current low utilization of Medicare home health social work services has an adverse impacts impact on patient care. Methods: This is a qualitative study based on in-person interviews of a convenience sample of 36 home care social workers from 6 different home health agencies in New York City between April 9, 2026, and May 29, 2026. It is a follow-up to a similar study on home care nurses …