Future demand for long-term care workers will be influenced by demographic and utilization changes

Health Affairs

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 936-945

  Spetz, Joanne ^a   Trupin, Laura ^a   Bates, Timothy ^a   Coffman, Janet M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLACK PERSON; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HISPANIC; HOME CARE; HOME HEALTH AND PERSONAL CARE AIDE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; OCCUPATION; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIAL WORKER; VERY ELDERLY; ETHNIC GROUP; FORECASTING; MANPOWER; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; TRENDS; UTILIZATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84930889883     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0005     Document Type: Article

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