| Autor: |
Allan S; Research Fellow, PSSRU, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK., Vadean F; Research Fellow, PSSRU, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Journal of aging & social policy [J Aging Soc Policy] 2021 Nov-Dec; Vol. 33 (6), pp. 708-724. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jan 20. |
| DOI: |
10.1080/08959420.2020.1851349 |
| Abstrakt: |
This paper examines the association between workforce retention and related staffing measures and the quality of English care homes using a national database of social care providers' staffing. The analysis finds significant correlations between quality and the levels of staffing vacancies and retention of both residential and nursing homes, but no association was found between quality and the use of temporary contract workers nor the resident to staff ratio. Only for staff vacancy rates was there a significant difference in the size of these relationships between types of home. The findings suggest that quality could change for the average care home with a relatively small alteration in staffing circumstance. Long-term care is a labor-intensive industry and many countries face relatively high levels of staff turnover and job vacancy rates. These findings are therefore of interest for policy internationally and for England in particular, where the development of social care recruitment and retention strategies are ongoing. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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