Green House Homes: The Role of the Nurse Research Study
February 1, 2010 | Report/Evaluation
This Green House study was conducted to measure how nursing structure relates to improved outcomes in long-term care facilities.
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Nursing Home Patients Fare Better with On-Staff Primary Care Providers
January 1, 2001 | Program Result
Health Research in Albany, N.Y., conducted a three-year demonstration project that examined differences in cost and quality among four alternative staffing models allowed under Medicaid for delivering primary care services in nursing homes.
The Impact of Worker Health on Long Term Care
May 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Direct care workers who come to work with health issues impact productivity and patient care quality.
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.
A Facility Specialist Model for Improving Retention of Nursing Home Staff
July 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This study presents findings from a randomized, controlled evaluation of the Retention Specialist Program (RSP).
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
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.
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.
Creating a Special License for Long-Term-Care Providers with Supportive Workplaces
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.