Home Care Research Grant

Home Care Research Grant

Funder: Research Institute for Home Care

Status: Active - ongoing grant program

Geographic Scope: United States (national)

Focus Areas:
The Research Institute for Home Care Research Grant is the only grant dedicated solely to the betterment and understanding of care at home. Topics may include:

Policy and delivery models

Payment reform

Patient and person-centered care

Technology

Home health workforce

Clinical innovation

Hospital-to-home transitions

Care for culturally and racially diverse patients

Home Health Value Based Purchasing (HHVBP)

Medicare Advantage in home health

Dementia care in home settings

Family caregiver training and support

Deprescribing and polypharmacy management

Communication and care coordination

Eligibility:

Researchers and research teams from academic institutions, health organizations, and healthcare systems

Both academic and community-based researchers eligible

Multi-disciplinary teams encouraged

Objective: To advance home care research, improve healthcare delivery at home through quality and innovation, inform policy, and identify best practices and patient care models.

Mission: The Institute invests in research and education about home health and hospice care and its ability to deliver quality, cost-effective, patient-centered care across the care continuum.

Contact: Jennifer Schiller, Executive Director
Email: jschiller@researchinstituteforhomecare.org

Website: https://researchinstituteforhomecare.org

Funding History:

10+ grants funded over past decade

Projects include both large-scale research and pilot studies

Funded work has been published in peer-reviewed journals including Journal for Healthcare Quality, Clinical Therapeutics, Journal of the American Geriatric Society, and Home Health Care Management and Practice

Notable Past Awardees:

Johns Hopkins University (multiple awards)

Columbia University School of Nursing

RAND Corporation

University of Pennsylvania

Rutgers University

Weill Cornell Medicine

VNA Health Group

University of Rochester School of Nursing

George Mason University