Licensing and training requirements for direct care workers in Japan: What can the United States and Japan learn form each other?

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 113-129

  Yamada, Yoshiko ^a   Sekiya, Minobu ^b  

^a J F OBERLIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Nagoya University of Economics   (Japan)

Author keywords

Career ladder; Direct care workers; Japan; Training; Work conditions

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; TRAINING;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; CERTIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; JAPAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; LONG TERM CARE; MANPOWER; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER MOBILITY; CERTIFICATION; HUMANS; JAPAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LICENSURE; LONG-TERM CARE; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1442358001     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J031v15n04_05     Document Type: Article

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