Workforce Characteristics, Perceptions, Stress, and Satisfaction among Staff in Green House and Other Nursing Homes.
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ABSTRACT: Objective
To compare workforce characteristics and staff perceptions of safety, satisfaction, and stress between Green House (GH) and comparison nursing homes (CNHs).Data sources/study setting
Primary data on staff perceptions of safety, stress, and satisfaction from 13 GHs and 8 comparison NHs in 11 states; secondary data from human resources records on workforce characteristics, turnover, and staffing from 01/01/2011-06/30/2012.Study design
Observational study.Data collection methods
Workforce data were from human resources offices; staff perceptions were from surveys.Principal findings
Few significant differences were found between GH and CNHs. Exceptions were GH direct caregivers were older, provided twice the normalized hours per week budgeted per resident than CNAs in CNHs or Legacy NHs, and trended toward lower turnover.Conclusions
GH environment may promote staff longevity and does not negatively affect worker's stress, safety perceptions, or satisfaction. Larger studies are needed to confirm findings.
SUBMITTER: Brown PB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5338213 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Workforce Characteristics, Perceptions, Stress, and Satisfaction among Staff in Green House and Other Nursing Homes.
Brown Patrick B PB Hudak Sandra L SL Horn Susan D SD Cohen Lauren W LW Reed David Allen DA Zimmerman Sheryl S
Health services research 20151227
<h4>Objective</h4>To compare workforce characteristics and staff perceptions of safety, satisfaction, and stress between Green House (GH) and comparison nursing homes (CNHs).<h4>Data sources/study setting</h4>Primary data on staff perceptions of safety, stress, and satisfaction from 13 GHs and 8 comparison NHs in 11 states; secondary data from human resources records on workforce characteristics, turnover, and staffing from 01/01/2011-06/30/2012.<h4>Study design</h4>Observational study.<h4>Data ...[more]
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