Caregiving in a patients place of residence: Turnover of direct care workers in home care and hospice agencies

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 713-733

  Dill, Janette S ^a   Cagle, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

end of life; labor force; nursing assistants; residential health care; retention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CAREGIVER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HOSPICE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MANPOWER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CAREGIVERS; HOME CARE AGENCIES; HOME HEALTH AIDES; HOSPICES; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; LONG-TERM CARE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORTH CAROLINA; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77955872791     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264310373390     Document Type: Article

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