The North Carolina Medical Journal’s March/April issue contains a suite of articles on long-term care, including two about the state’s direct-care workforce. Read the full story

More than two dozen proven examples of direct-care worker retention strategies are outlined in a January report from the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA). Read the full story

The October 2009 issue of The Gerontologist features two studies that use data from the 2004 National Nursing Assistant Survey (NNAS). Read the full story

Higher wages, more hours, and travel-cost reimbursement are the strongest predictors of turnover among Maine home care workers, according to a study published in the October 2009 issue of The Gerontologist. Read the full story

A new American Health Care Association (AHCA) paper presents more than 100 strategies that are designed to improve staff satisfaction among long-term care workers, including direct-care staff, in nursing homes. Read the full story

As the Advancing Excellence in America’s Nursing Homes campaign enters its second year, an overhaul of its original eight goals has been announced. Three of these goals relate directly to the workforce. Read the full story