Consistent Assignment of Nurse Aides: Association With Turnover and Absenteeism

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 48-64

  Castle, Nicholas G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

nursing homes; quality of care; staffing

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLICY MAKING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATE ROLE;

ABSENTEEISM; AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ABSENTEEISM; AGED; BED OCCUPANCY; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING HOMES; OWNERSHIP; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871605072     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: 15450821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2012.705647     Document Type: Article

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