عنوان

Certified Nursing Assistant Turnover & Impacts on Rural Skilled Nursing Facilities A Qualitative Study & Recommendations for Practitioners

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TL51795

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انگلیسی

Title Proper

Certified Nursing Assistant Turnover & Impacts on Rural Skilled Nursing Facilities A Qualitative Study & Recommendations for Practitioners

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[Thesis]

First Statement of Responsibility

Hansen, Marisa E.

Subsequent Statement of Responsibility

Islam, Saiful

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Minnesota State University, Mankato

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2019

Text of Note

76 p.

Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree

M.S.

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Minnesota State University, Mankato

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2019

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The cumulative growth in the aging population in the U.S. calls for a high demand for long-term care (LTC) facilities. Furthermore, the LTC (e.g., nursing homes and assisted living facilities, etc.) consumers have become widely diverse (i.e., not just limited to older groups but now included children and adults with disabilities); demand for wide range of needs and support services. In coping with this changing environment, the LTCs, especially operating in rural settings, are faced with multifaceted challenges related to direct care staffing and turnover. In response to this outlook, the present study explores a research question to understand, how do rural skilled nursing facilities (SNF) Administrators perceive their challenges of CNA retention? In 2018, Dr. Donald Ebel from Minnesota State University, Mankato Aging Studies Program conducted 11 qualitative in-depth interviews with rural SNF administrators to identify factors of how the role of this position in rural areas was affected. The interviews conducted by Dr. Ebel included a semi-structured questionnaire with objectives to identify factors related to CNA turnover at rural SNF facilities, as well as, to identify the challenges and barriers to CNA retention. A qualitative content analysis of the interview transcripts clustered around the factors, such as minimum wage, determinates from socioeconomics and organizational structures and the changes of LTC services and competition as the main barriers. The study findings, especially, the challenges and barriers among LTC and SNFs would help in planning for effective strategies for evolving CNA needs, e.g., what resources are available and how to retain them for the rural SNFs. Keywords:  Long-term care, staffing, retention, minimum wage, aging population.

Subject Term

Aging

Subject Term

Gerontology

Hansen, Marisa E.

Islam, Saiful

Minnesota State University, Mankato

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[Thesis]

276903

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