Reinventing Management Practices in Long-Term Care
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Lasting changes to organizational culture in nursing homes must come via gradual changes to the organizations' cultural artifacts.
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North Carolina's Direct Care Workforce Development Journey
July 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This case study of Better Jobs, Better Care: Building a Strong Long-Term Care Workforce specifically focuses on the work of one coalition, the North Carolina Partner Team, which succeeded in bringing together competing stakeholder groups. The coalition's work eventually led to the 2006 passage of the North Carolina New Organization Vision Award.
Measuring Worker Turnover in Long-Term Care
June 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This article describes how measures of staff turnover among long-term care workers are calculated differently by different provider organizations, which makes evaluating interventions designed to reduce staff turnover difficult. The authors urge for consistency across organizations.
Nursing Assistants' Job Commitment
July 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This article examined how basic supervision, job enhancements and concrete job rewards related to job commitment for certified nursing assistants.
The Origins of Better Jobs Better Care
July 1, 2008 | Journal Article
Using applied research initiatives, the Better Jobs Better Care (BJBC) demonstration addressed workforce improvement for direct care workers and the quality of care provided to those needing long-term care.
Better Jobs Better Care
July 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This article describes the Better Jobs Better Care (BJBC) initiative. BJBC focused on the area of workforce improvement for direct care workers and was the result of collaboration between the Atlantic Philanthropies and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Love, Money, or Flexibility
July 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This article examined In-Home Supportive Service workers across eight counties in California. Study participants were 2,260 workers who completed a survey focused on reasons workers took or stayed in jobs.
The Impact of Stress and Support on Direct Care Workers' Job Satisfaction
July 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This article presents findings from a study that used a stress and support model to examine the association between job satisfaction and common stressors, individual-level direct care workers' characteristics, and organizational and management issues.
A Mixed-Method Evaluation of a Workforce Development Intervention for Nursing Assistants in Nursing Homes
July 1, 2008 | Journal Article
An evaluation of the WIN A STEP UP workforce development intervention for nursing assistants provided evidence for the viability of the program. Managers offered positive evaluation of the program and participants reported improvements in various aspects of their jobs.
Retention of Paid Related Caregivers
July 1, 2008 | Journal Article
A study of related caregivers explores characteristics of those that stay or leave the direct care workforce. Stayers' characteristics were similar to career direct care workers. Over 40 percent of Leavers would consider future direct care work with people to whom they were not related.