Older Women Doing Home Care: Exploitation or Ideal Job?

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 299-317

  Butler, Sandra S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

direct care workers; home care; older workers

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOME HEALTH AIDES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS;

EID: 84880994828     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2013.773392     Document Type: Article

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