Strengthening the long-term care workforce: The influence of the WIN A STEP UP workplace intervention on the turnover of direct care workers

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 196-214

  Dill, Janette S ^a   Craft Morgan, Jennifer ^a   Konrad, Thomas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; INTERVENTION STUDY; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB CHANGE; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; TRAINING; UNEMPLOYMENT; WIN A STEP UP PROGRAM;

EID: 77949468909     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464809337413     Document Type: Article

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