In July 2011, Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies (TCNWS) launched a study of nurse staffing in licensed and certified home health and hospice agencies in Texas. A taskforce, comprising representatives from the Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies' Advisory Committee and administrators/owners of licensed and certified home health agencies of different regions, as well as TCNWS staff, have contributed to this study.
The primary purpose of this survey is to assess the size and effects of the nursing shortage in home health and hospice agencies in Texas. We are asking administrators in each of our state's licensed and certified home health and hospice agencies to complete this brief survey describing your current and future need for nursing personnel. The information in this survey will serve as a guide in developing policy recommendations by the Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies' Advisory Committee. The data you provide will also be instrumental in developing projections for the number of nurses needed in Texas. Your participation in this study is completely voluntary but highly encouraged.
This survey is now closed. It was available from July 1st through September 30th, 2011. Results of the survey will be posted on this page by Spring 2012.
For questions regarding the 2011 HHCNSS, please contact: Michelle Kim by phone at (512) 776-7261, or by email at tcnws@dshs.state.tx.us.
Confidentiality Agreement:
All data will be coded and access will be restricted. TCNWS will report all findings from the research in aggregate form only, as mandated by Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 105.
No individual agency will be identified in this study.
HHCNSS Taskforce Members
- Pearl E Merritt, EdD, MS, MSN, RN (co-chair) – TCNWS Advisory Committee Member and Regional Dean, Texas Tech Health Science Center School of Nursing in Abilene
- Rachel Hammon, BSN, RN (co-chair) – TCNWS Advisory Committee Member and Director of Clinical Practice and Regulatory Affairs, Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice
- Suzy Brown, RN – Administrator, Legacy of Love Hospice
- Sabina Garcia, RN – Assistant Directors of Nursing, United Home Care
- Cheryl Harding, PhD – Administrator, Sears Methodist Community Services
- Amy Hillen, RN – Location Director, PSA Healthcare Austin
- Patricia Jones– Director of Community Based Care, Memorial Health System of East Texas
- Marisa Machado – Research and Policy Specialist, Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice
- Dana Madison, RN, BSN, MBA – Administrator/owner, Calvert Home Health Care, Ltd.
- Cassie Mitchell – Regional Manager, Girling Home Health
- Dianne Moe, RN – Vice President, MSN Home Care
- Patti Shaw, RN – Director, Hendrick Housecalls