Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
Browse research, insight and analysis on key issues affecting health and health care in the United States.
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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.
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.
Evaluation of Better Jobs, Better Care
October 1, 2010 | Survey/Poll
Better Jobs Better Care sought to change public policy and management practice to improve recruitment and retention of high-quality paraprofessional direct care workers (DCW).
The Better Jobs Better Care Management Practice Change Initiatives
September 7, 2010 | Report
The Better Jobs, Better Care demonstration provided grants and technical assistance to coalitions of providers, workers, consumers, and policy makers to improve the quality of jobs of long-term care (LTC) direct care workers (DCWs), improve recruitment and retention, and strengthen capacity to meet future demand.
Better Jobs Better Care: Building a Strong Long-Term Care Workforce
April 27, 2011 | Program Result Report
Better Jobs Better Care supported changes in long-term-care policy and provider practices to reduce high vacancy and turnover rates among the paraprofessionals who provide direct care to older adults and to improve the quality of that care.
Vermont: Empowering Direct-Care Workers Through Education
April 25, 2011 | Program Result Report
"We made sure we developed both centralized and individualized curricula that addressed the needs expressed by each participating site" in the Vermont Better Jobs, Better Care project, said the project director.
Pennsylvania: Forming Regional Coalitions in a Large State
April 25, 2011 | Program Result Report
The lead agency for the 40-member Pennsylvania coalition for the Better Jobs Better Care project divided the state into five regions in order to provide a local focus on long-term care worker issues in the large state.
Iowa: Giving Direct-Care Workers a Voice
April 25, 2011 | Program Result Report
The Iowa Better Jobs, Better Care project involved a 20-member coalition and 13 long-term-care nursing facilities and home care agencies in developing, implementing and evaluating the practice interventions.
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.