INTRODUCTION:

The Origins of Better Jobs Better Care

Robyn I. Stone and Steven L. Dawson
Gerontologist 2008 48: 5-13. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Better Jobs Better Care: A Foundation Initiative Focusing on Direct Care Workers

Wendy Yallowitz and Brian F. Hofland
Gerontologist 2008 48: 14-16. [Full Text] [PDF]  

FINDINGS FROM THE BETTER JOBS BETTER CARE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM:

What Do Direct Care Workers Say Would Improve Their Jobs? Differences Across Settings

Peter Kemper, Brigitt Heier, Teta Barry, Diane Brannon, Joe Angelelli, Joe Vasey, and Mindy Anderson-Knott
Gerontologist 2008 48: 17-25. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Implementation of the Better Jobs Better Care Demonstration: Lessons for Long-Term Care Workforce Initiatives

Peter Kemper, Diane Brannon, Teta Barry, Amy Stott, and Brigitt Heier
Gerontologist 2008 48: 26-35. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

FACTORS THAT PREDICT BETTER RETENTION:

Nursing Assistants' Job Commitment: Effect of Nursing Home Organizational Factors and Impact on Resident Well-Being

Christine E. Bishop, Dana Beth Weinberg, Walter Leutz, Almas Dossa, Susan G. Pfefferle, and Rebekah M. Zincavage
Gerontologist 2008 48: 36-45. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Love, Money, or Flexibility: What Motivates People to Work in Consumer-Directed Home Care?

Candace Howes
Gerontologist 2008 48: 46-60. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Impact of Stress and Support on Direct Care Workers' Job Satisfaction

Farida K. Ejaz, Linda S. Noelker, Heather L. Menne, and Joshua G. Bagaka's
Gerontologist 2008 48: 60-70. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ORGANIZATIONAL AND MANAGEMENT INTERVENTIONS:

A Mixed-Method Evaluation of a Workforce Development Intervention for Nursing Assistants in Nursing Homes: The Case of WIN A STEP UP

Jennifer Craft Morgan and Thomas R. Konrad
Gerontologist 2008 48: 71-79. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Facility Specialist Model for Improving Retention of Nursing Home Staff: Results From a Randomized, Controlled Study

Karl Pillemer, Rhoda Meador, Charles Henderson, Jr., Julie Robison, Carol Hegeman, Edwin Graham, and Leslie Schultz
Gerontologist 2008 48: 80-89. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

EXPANDING THE LABOR POOL:

Older Workers: An Opportunity to Expand the Long-Term Care/Direct Care Labor Force

Melanie Hwalek, Victoria Straub, and Karen Kosniewski
Gerontologist 2008 48: 90-103. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Retention of Paid Related Caregivers: Who Stays and Who Leaves Home Care Careers?

A. E. Benjamin, Ruth E. Matthias, Kathryn Kietzman, and Walter Furman
Gerontologist 2008 48: 104-113. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEASURING PERSON-DIRECTED CARE:

Development and Initial Testing of a Measure of Person-Directed Care

Diana L. White, Linda Newton-Curtis, and Karen S. Lyons
Gerontologist 2008 48: 114-123. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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