Abstract
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.
Department
Sociology
Publication Date
8-2007
Journal Title
Monthly Labor Review
Publisher
United States Department of Labor: Bureaau of Labor Statistics
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Smith, Kristin E. and Baughman, Reagan A., "Caring for America’s aging population: a profile of the direct-care workforce" (2007). Monthly Labor Review. 14.
https://scholars.unh.edu/soc_facpub/14
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Geriatric Nursing Commons, Geriatrics Commons, Health Economics Commons, Labor Economics Commons