Predicting turnover and retention in nursing home administrators: Management and policy implications

Gerontologist

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 310-319

  Singh, Douglas A ^a   Schwab, Robert C ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND   (United States)

^b ANDREWS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Licensure; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LICENSING; NURSING HOME;

EID: 0034045877     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/40.3.310     Document Type: Article

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