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Direct linkSengupta, Manisha; Ejaz, Farida K.; Harris-Kojetin, Lauren D. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2012
Training and satisfaction with training were examined using data from nationally representative samples of 2,897 certified nursing assistants (CNAs) from the National Nursing Assistant Survey and 3,377 home health aides (HHAs) from the National Home Health Aide Survey conducted in 2004 and 2007, respectively. This article focuses on the…
Descriptors: Home Health Aides, Allied Health Personnel, Allied Health Occupations Education, Continuing Education
Browne, Colette V.; Braun, Kathryn L. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2008
The escalating demand for trained direct long-term care (DLTC) workers, those individuals with the most sustained direct contact with vulnerable older adults in homes and facilities, is a consequence of our rapidly aging population. Research documents the present and projected shortages of DLTC workers, and developed nations are increasingly…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Health Services, Labor Force Development, Human Capital
Messikomer, Carla M.; Cirka, Carol C. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2008
This paper presents a complex, but realistic, picture of the lived experience in assisted living (AL), and provokes thoughtful reflection about the operational and ethical challenges faced in the delivery of care to an increasingly frail population in a typical AL facility. Developed from the findings of a two-year qualitative research project,…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Ethics, Social Work, Aging (Individuals)
