A facility specialist model for improving retention of nursing home staff: Results from a randomized, controlled study

Gerontologist

Volumn 48, Issue SPEC. ISS. 1, 2008, Pages 80-89

  Pillemer, Karl ^a   Meador, Rhoda ^a   Henderson Jr , Charles ^a   Robison, Julie ^b   Hegeman, Carol ^c   Graham, Edwin ^d   Schultz, Leslie ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c Foundation for Long Term Care   (United States)

^d Gilda's Club Capitol Region New York   (United States)

Author keywords

Certified nursing assistants; Employee turnover; Long term care; Nurses; Staff retention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF;

EID: 50449100180     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/48.supplement_1.80     Document Type: Article

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