Nursing home care is expensive; second only to acute hospital care for inpatient Medicare
costs. The increased focus on costs of care accrued by Medicare beneficiaries in nursing …

Abstract Background Healthcare aides (HCAs) are the primary caregivers for vulnerable
older persons. They have many titles and are largely unregulated, which contributes to their …

Background: Workplace environment is related to the physical and psychological well-being,
and quality of work life (QWL) for nurses. Objective: The aim of this paper was to perform a …

Nursing assistants (NAs) make up a large share of the healthcare provider workforce and
their numbers are expected to grow. NAs are predominantly women who earn a low wage …

Being injured or suffering illness on the job can contribute to employee stress, job
dissatisfaction, and turnover intent. The purpose of this study is to examine whether …

Occupational health is an important determinant of workers' welfare. Existing mechanisms
and evidence from the international trade and occupational safety literatures combine to …

d'arcy lp, sasai y. & stearns sc (2012) Do assistive devices, training, and workload affect
injury incidence? Prevention efforts by nursing homes and back injuries among nursing …

Background There is limited evidence on contributing factors and effective interventions for
musculoskeletal injuries in aged care workers. Purpose To systematically review the factors …

The objective of this research was to describe the slip, trip, and fall injury experience and
trends in a population of nursing home workers, identify risk factors for slip, trip, and fall …

Background: With estimates of a 51% growth in the number of nursing assistants needed by
2016, there is a critical need to examine workplace factors that negatively contribute to the …