{"id":9387,"date":"2026-01-19T06:33:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T06:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.consumerdirectcare.com\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=9387"},"modified":"2026-01-30T09:46:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T09:46:35","slug":"anything-that-benefits-the-workers-should-benefit-the-client-opportunities-and-constraints-in-self-directed-care-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-journal-of-applied-gerontology","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/www.consumerdirectcare.com\/ar\/blog\/faq\/anything-that-benefits-the-workers-should-benefit-the-client-opportunities-and-constraints-in-self-directed-care-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-journal-of-applied-gerontology\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Anything that Benefits the Workers Should Benefit the Client&#8221;: Opportunities and Constraints in Self-Directed Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic.\u00a0Journal of Applied Gerontology.\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Citation:&nbsp;<\/strong>Wendel, C. L., LaPierre, T. A., Sullivan, D. L., Babitzke, J., Swartzendruber, L., Barta, T., &amp; Olds, D. M. (2023).&nbsp;&#8220;Anything that Benefits the Workers Should Benefit the Client&#8221;: Opportunities and Constraints in Self-Directed Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic.&nbsp;<em>Journal of&nbsp;applied&nbsp;gerontology:&nbsp;the&nbsp;Official Journal&nbsp;of the Southern Gerontological Society<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>42<\/em>(4), 524\u2013535.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/07334648221143604\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/07334648221143604<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary:&nbsp;<\/strong>This qualitative study explores the perspectives of workers and clients in self-directed care arrangements. Through interviews, the authors&nbsp;identify&nbsp;opportunities for improving worker conditions and compensation while&nbsp;maintaining&nbsp;program flexibility and client autonomy. The research highlights the interdependence of worker satisfaction and client outcomes, arguing that investments in the direct-care workforce benefit both parties in self-directed relationships.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"faq-category":[47],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.consumerdirectcare.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq\/9387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.consumerdirectcare.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.consumerdirectcare.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/faq"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.consumerdirectcare.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.consumerdirectcare.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq-category?post=9387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}