About a Third of Nursing Home Social Services Directors Have Earned a Social Work Degree and License

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2021, Pages 699-720

  Bern Klug, Mercedes ^a   Smith, Kevin M ^b   Roberts, Amy Restorick ^c   Kusmaul, Nancy ^d   Gammonley, Denise ^e   Hector, Paige ^f   Simons, Kelsey ^g   Galambos, Colleen ^h   Bonifas, Robin P ⁱ   Herman, Chris ^j   Downes, Deirdre ^k   Munn, Jean C ^l   Rudderham, Giang ^b   Cordes, Elizabeth A ^m   Connolly, Robert ⁿ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^f Baja Technology LLC   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

ⁱ INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j National Association of Social Workers   (United States)

^k Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care   (United States)

^l FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^m Maple Manor Village   (United States)

ⁿ Retired CMS Health Insurance Analyst   (United States)

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Author keywords

healthcare workforce; nursing facilities; social services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH WORKFORCE; HUMAN; LICENCE; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PROFIT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL WORK; INCOME; NURSING HOME; SOCIAL WORKER;

HUMANS; INCOME; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIAL WORKERS;

EID: 85105230432     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2021.1891594     Document Type: Article

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