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--JOURNAL ARTICLES--

Work organization, economic inequality, and depression among nursing
assistants: a multilevel modeling approach.
Muntaner C, Van Dussen DJ, Li Y, Zimmerman S, Chung H, Benach J.
Psychol Rep. 2006 Apr;98(2):585-601.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16796118&itool=iconabstr&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_docsum

Quality improvement initiative for chronic pain assessment and management in the nursing home: a pilot study.
Buhr GT, White HK.
J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2006 May;7(4):246-53.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16698513&itool=iconabstr&itool=pubmed_DocSum

Keeping nursing home residents hydrated.
Mentes JC, Chang BL, Morris J.
West J Nurs Res. 2006 Jun;28(4):392-406.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16672630&itool=pubmed_DocSum

Nurses' and nursing assistants' perceptions of patient safety culture in nursing homes.
Hughes CM, Lapane KL.
Int J Qual Health Care. 2006 Jul 19; [Epub ahead of print]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16855298&itool=iconabstr&itool=pubmed_DocSum

Nursing Home Staff's Perceived Ability to Influence Quality of Life.
Kane RL, Rockwood T, Hyer K, Desjardins K, Brassard A, Gessert C, Kane R, Mueller C.
J Nurs Care Qual. 2006 July/September;21(3):248-255.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16816606&itool=iconabstr&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_docsum

The Long-Term Care Workforce Crisis: Dementia-Care Training Influences on Job Satisfaction and Career Commitment
Constance L. Coogle, Colleen A. Head, Iris A. Parham
Educational Gerontology 2006 September; 32(8): 611-631.
http://journalsonline.tandf.co.uk/(wqtiqknend4wko451nqx01mi)/app/home/contribution.asp?referrer=parent&backto=issue,2,6;journal,1,71;linkingpublicationresults,1:102440,1


--NEWS-

CMS to Help Five States Strengthen the Home- and Community-Based Workforce
July 11, 2006
http://www.directcareclearinghouse.org/n_news_det.jsp?res_id=210310&res_type=6&txn_type=

QIO Says Consistent Assignments Improve Care Quality, Reduce Turnover
July 11, 2006
http://www.directcareclearinghouse.org/n_news_det.jsp?res_id=210510&res_type=6&txn_type=

A very thankless and low-paying job
Enid News & Eagle - Enid,OK,USA
... Our population is aging, and clearly we will have to create staff to care for the elderly, she said ... labor intensive, stressful, to be a certified nurse aide. ...
http://www.enidnews.com/localnews/local_story_183004414.html

Care of aging Americans often in immigrants' hands
San Luis Obispo Tribune - San Luis Obispo,CA,USA
... that union, makes $12.58 an hour as an aide at Seattle's ... and serving the needs of the rapidly aging population. ... $120 a month she could make as a nurse back home ...
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/news/nation/14904268.htm