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Determinants of Longer Job Tenure Among Home Care Aides

Determinants of Longer Job Tenure Among Home Care Aides An inadequate supply of direct care workers and a high turnover rate in the workforce has resulted in a “care gap” in our long-term care system. As people are increasingly choosing community-based care, retention of home care workers is particularly important. The mixed-method study described herein explored determinants of longer job tenure for home care aides (n = 261). Study participants were followed for 18 months, completing two mail surveys and one telephone interview each. Predictors of longer job tenure included older age, living rurally, lower physical function, higher wages, a greater sense of autonomy on the job, and less frequent feelings of personal accomplishment. Thematic analysis of telephone interviews revealed long-term stayers to be less concerned about low wages and inconsistent hours than those who left their jobs within a year; both groups of workers reported high levels of job satisfaction. Policy implications of study findings are discussed. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Applied Gerontology SAGE

Determinants of Longer Job Tenure Among Home Care Aides

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Publisher
SAGE
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2013
ISSN
0733-4648
eISSN
1552-4523
DOI
10.1177/0733464813495958
pmid
24652953
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Abstract

An inadequate supply of direct care workers and a high turnover rate in the workforce has resulted in a “care gap” in our long-term care system. As people are increasingly choosing community-based care, retention of home care workers is particularly important. The mixed-method study described herein explored determinants of longer job tenure for home care aides (n = 261). Study participants were followed for 18 months, completing two mail surveys and one telephone interview each. Predictors of longer job tenure included older age, living rurally, lower physical function, higher wages, a greater sense of autonomy on the job, and less frequent feelings of personal accomplishment. Thematic analysis of telephone interviews revealed long-term stayers to be less concerned about low wages and inconsistent hours than those who left their jobs within a year; both groups of workers reported high levels of job satisfaction. Policy implications of study findings are discussed.

Journal

Journal of Applied GerontologySAGE

Published: Mar 1, 2014

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