title: Eight ways for employees to stay.
abstract: According to the US Department of Labor, company costs for replacing an employee equal one-third of a new hire's annual salary. Normal turnover costs' effect on a home care agency's bottom line is currently compounded by the fact that beyond the media hype, the nursing shortage is very real. Home Health Services of Dallas has a successful strategy for staff retention that has assisted in retaining many of the home health aides and other staff since the agency opened in 1974.
authors.affiliation: Home Health Services of Dallas, USA. gerryd@hhsd.org
authors.forename: Gerry
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dutschke
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010558:Personnel Loyalty; D010559:Personnel Management / Q000379:methods*; D010560:Personnel Selection; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D013192:Staff Development; D013781:Texas; D000078329:Workforce