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National Program
To create changes in policy and practice that will lead to recruitment and retention of high-quality direct care workers in nursing homes and in home- and community-based settings.
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Lasting changes to organizational culture in nursing homes must come via gradual changes to the organizations' cultural artifacts.
April 25, 2010 | Program Result
North Carolina Foundation for Advanced Health Programs created a voluntary, special state license to recognize long-term-care providers who offered a supportive workplace for their direct-care staff. The project was part of Better Jobs Better Care.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.