Why do they leave? Factors associated with job termination among personal assistant workers in home care

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 665-681

  Butler, Sandra S ^a   Simpson, Nan ^a   Brennan, Mark ^b   Turner, Winston ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b ACRIA Center on HIV and Aging   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging in place; Direct care workforce; Home care workers; Long term care; Mixed methods; Personal care assistants; Turnover; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; INTERVIEW; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MANPOWER; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77958587512     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2010.517236     Document Type: Article

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