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--JOURNAL ARTICLES--

Considering the employee point of view: perceptions of job satisfaction and stress among nursing staff in nursing homes.
Lapane KL, Hughes CM.
J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2007 Jan;8(1):8-13.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17210497&itool=iconabstr&itool=pubmed_DocSum

Inside the Interdisciplinary Team Experiences of Hospice Social Workers.
Debra Parker Oliver, Marlys Peck
Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care 2(3): 7-21.
http://www.haworthpress.com/store/ArticleAbstract.asp?ID=94240

Filipinas as Residential Long-Term Care Providers: Influence of Cultural Values, Structural Inequity, and Immigrant Status on Choosing This Work.
Colette V. Browne, Kathryn L. Braun, Pam Arnsberger
Journal of Gerontological Social Work 48(3/4): 439-455.
http://www.haworthpress.com/store/ArticleAbstract.asp?ID=92276

Mosaic of Difference: Enhancing Culturally Competent Aging-Related Knowledge Among Social Workers.
Sandra Owens-Kane
Journal of Gerontological Social Work 48(3/4): 475-492.
http://www.haworthpress.com/store/ArticleAbstract.asp?ID=92278


--REPORTS--

Home alone in New Hampshire
New Hampshire Community Loan Fund
Northern New England LEADS Institute (Winter 2006-2007, .pdf, 4p.).
http://www.directcareclearinghouse.org/download/NHCLF%20Brochure%20(2).pdf

Satisfied Workers, Retained Workers: Effects of Work and Work Environment on Homecare Workers' Job Satisfaction, Stress, Physical Health, and Retention.
Isik U. Zeytinoglu and Margaret Denton (SEDAP Research Paper No. 166, December 2006, .pdf format, 36p.).
http://socserv.socsci.mcmaster.ca/sedap/p/sedap166.pdf

States' Requirements for Medicaid-Funded Personal Care Service Attendants
Office of Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Service (Revised December 2006, .pdf, 38p.).
http://www.oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-07-05-00250.pdf


--NEWS--

Minimum Wage Hikes Expected to Benefit Direct-Care Workers
January 19, 2007
http://www.directcareclearinghouse.org/n_news_det.jsp?res_id=226110&res_type=6&txn_type=

DOL Funds Implementation of Nursing Home Apprenticeship Program
January 24, 2007
http://www.directcareclearinghouse.org/n_news_det.jsp?res_id=226710&res_type=6&txn_type