University of New Hampshire Scholars Repository (University of New Hampshire at Manchester) · 2007 · 85 citations · 0 references
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Social SciencesDemographyHealth PolicyGerontologyHealth InsuranceLong-term Care PolicyCare PolicyCare WorkDemographic AnalysisHealth Care WorkforceLong-term Care EconomicsPopulation AgingDirect Care Worker StaffingDirect Care Workforce PolicyHealth Workforce EconomicsHealth Workforce TurnoverLong-term Care Workforce
Direct-care workers constitute a low-wage, high-turnover workforce with low levels of health insurance; taking these characteristics into account guides the challenge of how to deal with the growing demand for long-term care by an aging U.S. population.