Getting on with living life: experiences of older adults after home care

Bonnie L Westra¹, Nadine Paitich, Dawn Ekstrom+4

• ¹Bonnie L. Westra, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI, is an Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Nadine Paitich, MBA, BS, RN, is the Home Care Executive, HealthEast Home Care, HealthEast Care System, St. Paul, Minnesota. Dawn Ekstrom, MBA, is the Director of Quality Management, HealthEast Home Care, HealthEast Care System, St. Paul, Minnesota. Susan C. Mehle, BS, is the Director, Research Department, HealthEast Care System, St. Paul, Minnesota. Maggie Kaeding, BS, is a Research Assistant, Research Department, HealthEast Care System, St. Paul, Minnesota. Sajeda Abdo, RPh, is a Research Assistant, University of Minnesota, Institute of Health Informatics, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Karen Monsen, PhD, RN, FAAN, is an Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota, School of Nursing, Minneapolis, Minnesota.