Nursing home staff turnover and retention: An analysis of national level data

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 89-106

  Donoghue, Christopher ^a  

^a KEAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Management tenure; Nursing homes; Retention; Staffing; Turnover

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; LONG TERM MEMORY; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; REGISTERED NURSE;

EID: 76149137727     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464809334899     Document Type: Article

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