Measuring worker turnover in long-term care: Lessons from the better jobs better care demonstration

Gerontologist

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 394-400

  Barry, Theresa ^a,b   Kemper, Peter ^b   Brannon, S Diane ^b  

^a State College   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct care workers; Long term care; Measurement; Turnover

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIRECT CARE WORKER; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; TURNOVER TIME;

EID: 46949088432     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/48.3.394     Document Type: Article

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