Welcome to PubAlerts. This is a service of the UNC Institute on Aging Information Center. Our goal is 
to alert you to new publications in the area of Direct Care Workers in Long Term Care, drawing from a 
wide pool of sources. Please contact one of the library staff at aginginfo@unc.edu if you have comments 
or suggestions.


--JOURNAL ARTICLES--

Work factors as predictors of persistent fatigue. A prospective study of nurses' aides.
Eriksen W.
Occup Environ Med. 2006 Mar 21

Measuring Staff Turnover in Nursing Homes
Nicholas G. Castle
Gerontologist 2006;46 210-219
http://gerontologist.gerontologyjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/46/2/210?etoc

Rn staffing and long-term care.
McGrath C.
Am J Nurs. 2006 Mar;106(3):15; author reply 15-6.

Practice area and work demands in nurses' aides: a cross-sectional study.
Eriksen W.
BMC Public Health. 2006 Apr 13;6(1):97

The Role of Conflict Resolution Styles on Nursing Staff Morale, Burnout, and Job Satisfaction in Long-Term Care
Julian Montoro-Rodriguez and Jeff A. Small
J Aging Health 2006;18 385-406
http://jah.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/18/3/385?etoc


--REPORTS--

Providing Health Care for Direct Care Workers-A Case Statement/Action Plan
Iowa Better Jobs Better Care (.pdf, 10 p.)
http://www.iowacaregivers.org/uploads/pdf/FINAL%20Providing%20Health%20Care%20for%20Direct%20Care%20Workers.pdf

Assisted Living State Regulatory Review 2006
National Center for Assisted Living (March 2006, .pdf, 178 p.)
http://www.ncal.org/about/2006_reg_review.pdf

Training Programs for Certified Nursing Assistants
AARP Public Policy Institute (March 2006, .pdf, 47 p.)
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/il/2006_08_cna.pdf

Tailored and Ongoing Training Improve Job Retention
Better Jobs Better Care (April 2006, .pdf, 10 p.)
http://www.directcareclearinghouse.org/download/EjazSummaryFinal.pdf

STEP UP NOW for Better Jobs and Better Care: The Evaluation of a Workforce Intervention for Direct Care Workers
Konrad, Thomas R. and Jennifer Craft Morgan
Better Jobs Better Care (April 2006, .pdf, 6 p.)
http://www.directcareclearinghouse.org/download/KonradSummaryFinal.pdf

The Retention Specialist Project
Better Jobs Better Care (April 2006, .pdf, 5 p.)
http://www.directcareclearinghouse.org/download/PillemerSummaryFinal.pdf


--NEWS-

CMS Launches Direct Service Workforce Resource Center
March 29, 2006
http://www.directcareclearinghouse.org/n_news_det.jsp?res_id=198110&res_type=6&txn_type

Tapping Into What CNAs Already Know
March 29, 2006
http://www.directcareclearinghouse.org/n_news_det.jsp?res_id=198410&res_type=6&txn_type

Converting Leavers to Stayers
March 28, 2006
http://www.directcareclearinghouse.org/n_news_det.jsp?res_id=198010&res_type=6&txn_type

Editorials Make the Case for Improving Direct-Care Jobs
April 26, 2006
http://www.directcareclearinghouse.org/n_news_det.jsp?res_id=202110&res_type=6&txn_type