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 the Frontline Workforce, 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--

The Personal Assistance Workforce: Trends In Supply And Demand
H. Stephen Kaye, Susan Chapman, Robert J. Newcomer and Charlene Harrington
Health Affairs 2006; 25(4): 1113-1120.
http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/full/25/4/1113

The Impact of Stress and Support on Nursing Assistant Satisfaction With Supervision
Linda S. Noelker, Farida K. Ejaz, Heather L. Menne, and James A. Jones
Journal of Applied Gerontology 2006; 25: 307-323.
http://jag.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/25/4/307

Physician assistants and nurse practitioners: the United States experience
Hooker RS
Med J Aust. 2006 Jul 3;185(1):4-7.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=16813537

A radical new treatment for the sick health workforce
Del Mar CB; Dwyer N.
Med J Aust. 2006 Jul 3;185(1):32-4.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16813547&itool=iconfft&itool=pubmed_DocSum

Demoralization and attitudes toward residents among certified nurse assistants in relation to job stressors and work resources: cultural diversity in long term care
Ramirez M, Teresi J, Holmes D.
J Cult Divers. 2006 Summer;13(2):119-25.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16856700&itool=iconabstr&itool=pubmed_DocSum


--REPORTS--

Creating Careers, Improving Care: A Win-Win Economic Advancement Strategy for Certified Nursing Assistants in Long-Term Care Heath Prince
Jobs for the Future (36p, pdf, May 2006)
http://www.jff.org/download.php/CreatingCareers.pdf?file=CreatingCareers.pdf&KC_PubID=296

Costs and benefits of a wage increase for home help workers
Caroline M. Sallee and Alexander L. Rosaen of Anderson Economic Group Commissioned by Michigan Quality Home Care Campaign (35p, pdf, June 26, 2006)
http://www.andersoneconomicgroup.com/modules/Content/dl.php?format=application/pdf&filename=Doc1943.pdf


--NEWS-

Articles Acknowledge Key Role Played by Immigrants in Long-Term Care
July 31, 2006
http://www.directcareclearinghouse.org/n_news_det.jsp?res_id=212410&res_type=6&txn_type=

Special State Licensure Recognizes Advances in Workforce Culture
August 11, 2006
http://www.directcareclearinghouse.org/n_news_det.jsp?res_id=211810&res_type=6&txn_type=