• Recent Safe Home Care research findings on home care aides' experiences of verbal abuse was covered in the press following its publication during July 2019 - "Home health care aides often experience verbal abuse from clients."
  • On April 12, 2019 the Center for Gerontology Research and Partnerships (CGRP) hosted the 5th Annual Healthy Aging, Living Well Forum at UMass Lowell. Pia Markkanen, Sc.D. and other Safe Home Care Project researchers collaborated in the Forum's organization as part of CGRP. Read more in the UMass Lowell news story: Healthy Aging Forum Features Age-friendly Initiatives and Workforce Health Research.
  • On June 10, 2019 Pia Markkanen, Sc.D., presented Safe Home Care work at the 2nd Global Carework Summit in Toronto, Canada. Her presentation focused on findings of the Project's qualitative phase on cleaning and disinfection in home care. The Summit program and abstracts are available at the Global Carework Summit website.