One-year predictors of turnover among personal-care workers for older adults living at home in Italy

Ageing and Society

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 611-624

  Bilotta, Claudio ^a   Nicolini, Paola ^a   Vergani, Carlo ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

disabilities; home care; Italy; older adults; paid personal care; workforce turnover

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052868497     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X10001194     Document Type: Article

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