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-- Locally targeted initiatives to recruit and retain nurses in England. Gould D. J Nurs Manag. 2006 May;14(4):255-61. http://weblinks3.epnet.com/citation.asp?tb=1&_ua=bo+B%5F+shn+1+db+aphjnh+bt+TD++%2281U%22+D748&_ug=sid+E36EAEF2%2DBFF8%2D48BD%2D9ACB%2D3D3F38C6071F%40sessionmgr2+dbs+aph+cp+1+C55C&_us=hd+False+fcl+Aut+sl+%2D1+frn+1+sm+ES+mdbs+aph+dstb+ES+or+Date+sel+False+ri+KAAACB2D00060910+D486&_uh=btn+N+6C9C&_uso=st%5B0+%2DJN++%22Journal++of++Nursing++Management%22++and++DT++20060501+tg%5B0+%2D+db%5B0+%2Daph+hd+False+op%5B0+%2D+mdb%5B0+%2Dimh+0FFE&fn=1&rn=2 County and organizational predictors of depression symptoms among low-income nursing assistants in the USA. Muntaner C, Li Y, Xue X, Thompson T, Chung H, O'campo P. Soc Sci Med. 2006 Jun 8; [Epub ahead of print] http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VBF-4K5JBWW-1&_user=130907&_handle=V-WA-A-W-ED-MsSWYWW-UUW-U-AACBVUYDAC-AACUEYECAC-EVYEDUWZU-ED-U&_fmt=full&_coverDate=06%2F12%2F2006&_rdoc=18&_orig=browse&_srch=%23toc%235925%239999%23999999999%2399999!&_cdi=5925&view=c&_acct=C000004198&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=130907&md5=cbbdcd17769f60265d184a534e10b651 Staff Perceptions of Caring: The Importance of a Supportive Environment Suzanne K. Sikma, PhD, RN Journal of Gerontological Nursing Vol. 32 No. 6 June 2006 http://www.jognonline.com/view.asp?rID=17088 Knowledge of Rural Nurses' Aides About End-of-Life Care. Denham SA, Meyer MG, Rathbun A, Toborg MA, Thornton L. Fam Community Health. 2006 Jul-Sep; 29(3):229-41. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.libproxy.lib.unc.edu/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16775473&itool=iconabstr&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_docsum --BOOK REVIEWS-- Nobody's Home: Candid Reflections of a Nursing Home Aide By Thomas Edward Gass, reviewed by Sheryl Zimmerman Book Review extract, Vol. 295, No. 18, May 10, 2006, p. 2188-2189. http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/extract/295/18/2188 --REPORTS-- Women and Long-Term Care: Where Will I Live, and Who Will Take Care of Me? Older Women's League (May 2006, .pdf, 42 p.) http://www.owl-national.org/owlreports/documents/2006MothersDayReport.pdf --NEWS- CNAs Suggest Workplace Improvements May 15, 2006 http://www.directcareclearinghouse.org/n_news_det.jsp?res_id=204510&res_type=6&txn_type= A Book-Length Examination of Career Ladders May 15, 2006 http://www.directcareclearinghouse.org/n_news_det.jsp?res_id=204610&res_type=6&txn_type= Report on Government-Business Partnership Highlights Career Ladder Initiative May 24, 2006 http://www.directcareclearinghouse.org/n_news_det.jsp?res_id=205010&res_type=6&txn_type= Wisconsin Forms Worker Association May 25, 2006 http://www.directcareclearinghouse.org/n_news_det.jsp?res_id=204810&res_type=6&txn_type= Article Galvanizes Support for Nursing Home Staffing Bill May 25, 2006 http://www.directcareclearinghouse.org/n_news_det.jsp?res_id=204710&res_type=6&txn_type= Participants Give Washington Home Care Authority Programs High Marks June 21, 2006 http://www.directcareclearinghouse.org/n_news_det.jsp?res_id=207210&res_type=6&txn_type= Direct-Care Wages, Benefits Obstacle to Rebalancing LTC Services in Rhode Island June 21, 2006 http://www.directcareclearinghouse.org/n_news_det.jsp?res_id=207510&res_type=6&txn_type=