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Factors related to job stability of direct-care staff of residential facilities for mentally retarded people

✍ Scribed by K. Charlie Lakin; Bradley K. Hill; Robert H. Bruininks; Florence A. Hauber; Gordon C. Krantz

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1983
Tongue: English
Weight: 562 KB
Volume: 11
Category: Article
ISSN: 0090-4392
DOI: 10.1002/1520-6629(198307)11:3<228::aid-jcop2290110306>3.0.co;2-z

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✦ Synopsis

Direct-care staff turnover has frequently been cited as a major problem in the management of both public and nonpublic residential facilities. This article reports on a follow-up study of over lo00 direct-care staff one year after an initial interview. Staff members were employees of facilities in a national, stratified random sample of public and nonpublic facilities. Demographic, experiential, job satisfaction, geographical, and institutional factors related to occupational status at the time of the follow-up are reported.