Workforce utilization in three continuing care facilities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3624610 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Esther Suter (0000-0001-6198-2667, Alberta Health Services, corresponding author), Siegrid Deutschlander (Alberta Health Services), Edward Makwarimba (Alberta Health Services), Amanda Wilhelm (Alberta Health Services), Karen Jackson (0000-0002-6400-8445, Alberta Health Services), Sandra Woodhead Lyons (PolicyWise for Children & Families) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 65-76 |
| Publication date | 2014-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Sociology Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1446-1242 • E-ISSN: 1839-3551 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.5172/hesr.2014.23.1.65 |
| OpenAlex | W2022786251 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
The recent commitment to investment in continuing care services demands a sound grasp of workforce utilization in continuing care facilities. This article examines workforce utilization in continuing care as a key component of effective service delivery. We used a case study design with three continuing care facilities in Alberta, Canada. Data were collected over one year through interviews, group discussions and observations. The data revealed workforce issues around staff mix, responsibilities and role clarity that negatively affect staff and residents. Using an ecological framework, we developed ‘upstream workforce strategies targeting barriers that can be influenced by the three facilities. Limited research exists on how regulated and unregulated healthcare providers are organized and deployed in different continuing care environments. In our sociological analysis of workforce utilization at three continuing care facilities, we illuminated the relations between staff and the contextual elements surrounding them
Business · CLARITY · Continuing care · Economic growth · Economics · Health care · Political science · Project commissioning · Public relations · Publishing · Workforce · Workforce planning · Engineering · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life · Interprofessional Education and Collaboration · Medicine · Nursing · Marketing
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |