title: Home care worker resignations: a study of the major contributing factors.
abstract: Home care has become a major component in health care delivery. Increasingly demands are being placed on the base of the hierarchical personnel pyramid, the home care worker. These workers have a high turnover rate. This study examines the major reasons that contributed to a home care worker's decision to leave the job, and identifies where she/he went. The hypothesis tested was that factors other than salary influence a home care worker's decision to resign. The findings have implications for practice, education, research, and public policy.
authors: University of Massachusetts-Amherst, School of Nursing 01003.
authors: N J
authors: NJ
authors: Gilbert
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006704:Homemaker Services; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008404:Massachusetts; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000523:psychology*; D010563:Personnel Turnover / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000078329:Workforce