Why I became a home support worker: Recruitment in the home health sector

Home Health Care Services Quarterly

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 171-194

  Sims Gould, Joanie ^a   Byrne, Kerry ^a   Craven, Catherine ^a   Martin Matthews, Anne ^a   Keefe, Janice ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Framework analysis; Health human resources; Home support; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LITERATURE; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANECDOTES AS TOPIC; BRITISH COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOME HEALTH AIDES; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NOVA SCOTIA; ONTARIO; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650072658     PISSN: 01621424     EISSN: 15450856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01621424.2010.534047     Document Type: Article

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