Home Care Research Grant
2025 Home Care Dissertation Research Grant Proposals
Thank you for all your submissions! We will be in touch with those candidates who submitted proposals in the coming months.
Funded Home Health Research Grant Projects

Communication and Care Coordination Between Home Health Care Agencies and Clinicians with Providers Who Order and Certify Home Health Care Services
Researchers:
Bruce Leff, MD, Cynthia Boyd, MD, MPH, Orla Sheehan, MD, PhD, Alicia Arbaje, MD, MPH, PhD, Danielle Pierotti, RN, PhD, CENP, Kimberly Carl, RN, Jonathan Norton, BS, Amelie Nkodo, MS, MNSP
Bruce Leff, MD, Cynthia Boyd, MD, MPH, Orla Sheehan, MD, PhD, Alicia Arbaje, MD, MPH, PhD, Danielle Pierotti, RN, PhD, CENP, Kimberly Carl, RN, Jonathan Norton, BS, Amelie Nkodo, MS, MNSP

Home Health Agencies in the Changing Policy Environment
Researchers:
Jingjing Shang, PhD, RN, OCN, FAAN, Patricia Stone, PhD, RN, FAAN, Andrew Dick, PhD, Ashley Chastain, DrPH, MPH
Jingjing Shang, PhD, RN, OCN, FAAN, Patricia Stone, PhD, RN, FAAN, Andrew Dick, PhD, Ashley Chastain, DrPH, MPH
In affiliation with Columbia University School of Nursing and the RAND Corporation

Identifying the Value and Impact of Home Health Care for People Living with Dementia
Researchers:
Olga Jarrín, PhD, Robert Rosati, PhD, Abner Nyandege, PhD, Tami Videon
Olga Jarrín, PhD, Robert Rosati, PhD, Abner Nyandege, PhD, Tami Videon

The Flipped Discharge: Development and Implementation of an Innovative Hospital to Home Intervention for Older Adults at Risk for Institutionalization
Researchers:
Rebecca L. Trotta, PhD, RN
Rebecca L. Trotta, PhD, RN

Laying the Groundwork for Studying Impact: Empirically Defining Frontloading Through and Analysis of Home Health Visits, 2008 to 2016
Researchers:
Brant Morefield, PhD, Lisa Tomai, MS
Brant Morefield, PhD, Lisa Tomai, MS

Enhancing Quality with Culture-Sensitive, Patient-Center Assessments and Care Planning
Researchers:
R. Kevin Mallinson, PhD, RN, Mary Curry Narayan, MSN, RN, HHCNS-BC, CTN-A
R. Kevin Mallinson, PhD, RN, Mary Curry Narayan, MSN, RN, HHCNS-BC, CTN-A

Challenges and Best Practices in Delivering Family Caregiver Training During Medicare Home Health
Researchers:
Julia Burgdorf, PhD, Alicia Arbaje, MD, MPH, PhD Jennifer Wolff, PhD
Julia Burgdorf, PhD, Alicia Arbaje, MD, MPH, PhD Jennifer Wolff, PhD
In affiliation with Johns Hopkins University and VNS Health
Download Briefing on “Current Practices of Family Caregiver Training during Home Health”
Download Briefing on “Barriers and Facilitators to Family Caregiver Training during Home Health”
Press release

Interdisciplinary Deprescribing via Telehealth in Home Health Care
Researchers:
Jinjiao Wang, PhD, RN; Assistant Professor, Jenny Shen, MD
Jinjiao Wang, PhD, RN; Assistant Professor, Jenny Shen, MD

Understanding the Perspectives of Key Home Health Stakeholders Towards Home Health Value Based Purchasing (HHVBP) in the United States
Researchers:
Madeline Sterling, MD, MPH, MS, Christine D. Jones, MD, MS, Tracy M. Mroz, PhD, Lisa M. Kern, MD, MPH, Claire Ankuda, MD, MPH, Alicia Arbaje, MD, MPH, Penny H. Feldman, PhD
Madeline Sterling, MD, MPH, MS, Christine D. Jones, MD, MS, Tracy M. Mroz, PhD, Lisa M. Kern, MD, MPH, Claire Ankuda, MD, MPH, Alicia Arbaje, MD, MPH, Penny H. Feldman, PhD

Examining Home Health Care Receipt and Utilization Patterns Among Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage (MA) Enrollees
Researchers:
Robert Rosati, PhD, Tami Videon, PhD
Robert Rosati, PhD, Tami Videon, PhD