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"Part of the family" — sources of job satisfaction amongst a group of community-based dementia care workers
Author(s)	Tony Ryan, Mike Nolan, Pam Enderby
Journal title	Health & Social Care in the Community, vol 12, no 2, March 2004
Pages	pp 111-118
Source	www.blackwellpublishing.com/hsc
Keywords	Dementia ; Care support workers ; Job satisfaction ; Community care ; Social surveys.
Annotation	The development of community-based services for people with dementia brings new challenges for health and social providers, not least that of sustaining an enthusiastic workforce who are motivated to provide care and support under potentially isolating and difficult conditions. This paper is based on interviews conducted with seven community-based dementia care workers at two points in time, and seeks to identify their sources of job satisfaction and reward. The data were analysed using a case by theme matrix approach. Results indicate that there were high levels of job satisfaction amongst the group, which were enhanced by several factors, including good organisational support, day-to-day autonomy, the ability to maintain relationships with people with dementia and their families, and staffs' feelings of contributing to and improving the status and quality of life of people with dementia. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-040505205 A
Classmark	EA: QRS: WL5: PA: 3F
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