Filipino health care aides and the nursing home labour market in winnipeg

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 405-416

  Novek, Sheila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

aging; health care aides; immigrant women; nursing homes; social networks

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; CANADA; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MANITOBA; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRANT; NURSING HOME; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHILIPPINES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MANITOBA; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PHILIPPINES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84888104719     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: 17101107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S071498081300038X     Document Type: Article

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