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Long-term care workers in five countries
— issues and options | | Author(s) | Sophie Korczyk |
| Corporate Author | Public Policy Institute, American Association of Retired Persons - AARP |
| Publisher | American Association of Retired Persons, Washington, DC, 2004 |
| Pages | 41 pp |
| Source | American Association of Retired Persons, 601 E Street, N.W., Washington DC 20049, USA. |
| Keywords | Nursing Auxiliary ; Care support workers ; Domiciliary services ; Long term ; Denmark ; France ; Netherlands ; Canada ; Australia. |
| Annotation | According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the US will need some 900000 new paraprofessional long-term care workers between 2001 and 2012. This report focuses on front-line workers, including nurses' aides, personal care workers, personal assistants, and other similar occupational categories as these are understood in other countries. Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Canada and Australia were selected to contrast with and complement each other and the US. Similarities noted are that the overwhelming majority of care workers are female and aged 45+. All five countries face problems with pay, hours, training, and the care worker's role in service delivery. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080603005 B |
| Classmark | QTE:4UA: QRS: N: 4Q: 76K: 765: 76H: 7S: 7YA |
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