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245 00 a| Who cares?h| [electronic resource] :b| attracting and retaining care workers for the elderly.;

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300 a| 187 pages :b| charts ;c| 28 cm;

490 0 a| OECD health policy studies,x| 2074-3181;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 3 a| "This report presents the most up-to-date and comprehensive cross-country assessment of long-term care (LTC) workers, the tasks they perform and the policies to address shortages in OECD countries. It highlights the importance of improving working conditions in the sector and making care work more attractive and shows that there is space to increase productivity by enhancing the use of technology, providing a better use of skills and investing in prevention. Population aging has outpaced the growth of workers in the long-term care (LTC) sector and the sector struggles with attracting and retaining enough workers to care for those dependent on others for care. Non-standard work is widespread, pay levels tend to be lower than similar-qualification jobs in other health sectors, and LTC workers experience more health problems than other health workers. Further, educational requirements tend to be insufficient to perform more demanding and growing tasks of LTC. With growing demand for care at home, better co-ordination between the health and long-term care sectors and between formal and informal careers is needed."--Page 4 of cover.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

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650 0 a| Old age homes.=| ^A6140;

650 0 a| Nursing home care.=| ^A1989;

650 0 a| Geriatric nursing.=| ^A95;

650 0 a| Caregiversx| Legal status, laws, etc.=| ^A288043;

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Who cares? attracting and retaining care workers for the elderly.

Other author	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Other author	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Paris : OECD, 2020.
Description	187 pages : charts ; 28 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from OECD Global
Subjects	Long-term care facilities. Older people--Services for. Old age homes. Nursing home care. Geriatric nursing. Caregivers--Legal status, laws, etc. Older people--Long-term care.

Series	OECD health policy studies, 2074-3181
Summary	"This report presents the most up-to-date and comprehensive cross-country assessment of long-term care (LTC) workers, the tasks they perform and the policies to address shortages in OECD countries. It highlights the importance of improving working conditions in the sector and making care work more attractive and shows that there is space to increase productivity by enhancing the use of technology, providing a better use of skills and investing in prevention. Population aging has outpaced the growth of workers in the long-term care (LTC) sector and the sector struggles with attracting and retaining enough workers to care for those dependent on others for care. Non-standard work is widespread, pay levels tend to be lower than similar-qualification jobs in other health sectors, and LTC workers experience more health problems than other health workers. Further, educational requirements tend to be insufficient to perform more demanding and growing tasks of LTC. With growing demand for care at home, better co-ordination between the health and long-term care sectors and between formal and informal careers is needed."--Page 4 of cover.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2021363165
ISBN	9789264388574 (paperback)
ISBN	9264388575

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