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--

An Employee Assistance Program for Caregiver Support
Douglas A. Mains, Thomas J. Fairchild, Antonio A. René
Journal of Gerontological Social Work 47(1/2): 157-173.
http://www.haworthpress.com/store/ArticleAbstract.asp?ID=65379

Job Satisfaction and Intention to Quit Among Frontline Assisted Living Employees
Janice K. Purk, Scott Lindsay
Journal of Housing for the Elderly 20(1/2): 117-131.
http://www.haworthpress.com/store/ArticleAbstract.asp?ID=88839

The radiologist assistant: the solution to radiology workforce needs.
McLeod, N.; Montane, G.
Emerg Radiol. 2006 Oct 11; [Epub ahead of print]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17033795&itool=iconabstr&itool=pubmed_DocSum

Effect of staff turnover on staffing: a closer look at registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses, and certified nursing assistants.
Kash BA, Castle NG, Naufal GS, Hawes C.
Gerontologist. 2006 Oct;46(5):609-19.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17050752&itool=iconabstr&itool=pubmed_DocSum

Commentary on Sung H-C, Chang S-M & Tsai C-S (2005) Working in long-term care settings for older people with dementia: nurses' aides. Journal of Clinical Nursing 14, 587-593.
Lai, C.K.
J Clin Nurs. 2006 Nov;15(11):1473-4.
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.01340.x


--REPORTS--

Caregiving in America
ILC-SCSHE Taskforce, The Caregiving Project for Older Americans
MetLife Foundation and the Schmieding Foundation, Inc.
http://www.ilcusa.org/_lib/pdf/Caregiving%20in%20America-%20Final.pdf

Bridging the gaps: State and local strategies for ensuring backup personal care services
Dorie Seavey and Vera Salter
AARP Public Policy Institute (October 2006, .pdf format, 38p.)
http://www.aarp.org/research/longtermcare/quality/2006_19_pcs.html

Paying for quality care: State and local strategies for improving wages and benefits for personal care assistants
Dorie Seavey and Vera Salter
AARP Public Policy Institute (October 2006, .pdf format, 47p.)
http://www.aarp.org/research/longtermcare/quality/2006_18_care.html

Addressing New York City's care gap: Aligning workforce policy to support home-and-community care
Dorie Seavey, Steven L. Dawson and Carol Rodat
New York City Workforce Investment Board (October 2006, .pdf format, 28p.)
http://www.directcareclearinghouse.org/download/PHI_165%20WIBreport%20qxd.pdf

Healthcare employment for workers without a bachelor's degree
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Overall, healthcare occupations are projected to provide more than 3 million job openings between 2004 and 2014 for workers without a bachelor's degree. ...
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2006/sept/wk4/art02.htm

Training curricula and textbooks
National Clearinghouse on the Direct Care Workforce (October 2006, .pdf format, 12p.)
http://www.directcareclearinghouse.org/download/TrainingCurriculaTextbooks_List.pdf