title: The home health workforce: a distinction between worker categories.
abstract: The demand for home health aides is expected to rise, despite concerns about the sustainability of this workforce. Home health workers receive low wages and little training and have high turnover. It is difficult to recruit and retain workers to improve clinical outcomes. This study presents national estimates to examine how home health workers and the subgroup of workers differ in terms of sociodemographic characteristics, compensation, benefits, satisfaction, and retention. Hospice aides fare better than other categories of workers and are less likely to leave their job. Policymakers should consider strategies to increase the quality and stability of this workforce.
authors.affiliation: a LeadingAge Center for Applied Research , Washington , District of Columbia , USA.
authors.forename: Robyn
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.forename: Janet P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Sutton
authors.forename: Natasha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bryant
authors.forename: Annelise
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Squillace
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006699:Home Care Services; D018576:Home Health Aides / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006701:Home Nursing; D017051:Hospice Care; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010563:Personnel Turnover / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce; D055815:Young Adult