A dual-driver model of retention and turnover in the direct care workforce

Gerontologist

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 623-634

  Mittal, Vikas ^b   Rosen, Jules ^a   Leana, Carrie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct care workers; Long term care; Retention; Turnover; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONFLICT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; JOB ADAPTATION; LABOR MANAGEMENT; MANPOWER; THEORETICAL MODEL; WORK EXPERIENCE;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HOME HEALTH AIDES; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NURSES' AIDES; PENNSYLVANIA; PERSONNEL TURNOVER;

EID: 70349452201     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnp054     Document Type: Article

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