In a recent article published in The Gerontologist, Dr. Robyn Stone, et al identified several predictors of why home health workers leave their jobs. Implications from this survey suggest that this is the first analysis to use a weighted, nationally representative sample of home health workers linked with agency-level data. The findings suggest that intention to leave the job may be reduced through policies that prevent injuries, improve consistency of client assignment, improve experiences among African American workers, and offer sufficient hours to workers who want them. Read the article.
