We have been working hard since last Fall to conduct a multi-stage ethnographic study for the Florida Department of Elder Affairs.  Factors that Delay or Prevent Nursing Facility Placement is being conducted through the University of South Florida where I hold a courtesy appointment.
We reviewed 191 case files at four different agencies selected to represent […]

Dr. Deborah Hedgecock is a recent graduate of the University of South Florida’s aging studies program. Debbie and I have worked together since 2000 when we had to gather a lot of data in a few months for a legislative Task Force on Availability and Affordability of Long-Term Care. Debbie pioneered data collection methods for […]