The following is a list of PAS Workforce resources related to Kansas.
The list is provided and maintained by the National
Clearinghouse on the Direct Care Workforce. Each citation contains
an abstract and information about how to obtain the entire version.
Lescoe-Long, Mary, and Michael J. Long. (July 1998). Identifying behavior change intervention points to improve staff retention in nursing homes: Report and recommendations. Kansas Association of Homes and Services for the Aging.
Abstract:
This study identifies barriers that prevent internal rewards initiatives, which attempt to make workers personally satisfied with their work performance, from improving retention of direct-care workers in nursing homes. The report determined that these low-income workers are often alienated from a normative work ethic that values achievement by internal rewards rather than wages. Employers' policies that isolate paraprofessionals at the bottom of the formal workplace hierarchy reinforce this alienation.
Obtain the Full Version: To get a copy of this report, go to: www.kahsa.org
Institute for the Future of Aging Services (IFAS), Kansas Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (KAHSA). (December 2003). Keeping Frontline workers in long-term care: Research results of an intervention. Institute for the Future of Aging Services (IFAS).
Abstract:
This collaborative report of the Institute for the Future of Aging Services (IFAS), the Kansas Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (KAHSA), and Wichita State University evaluates the impact of a workplace intervention on staff turnover in Kansas nursing homes. The report documents the impact of a three-part intervention - interpersonal skills and empathy training, biweekly support groups and online supervisory training - on frontline nursing home employee retention, and interpersonal relationships and supervisory capabilities.
Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. (March 2004). Chart of direct-care workforce activities in Kansas.
Abstract:
This chart describes existing or enacted direct-care workforce initiatives in this state as of March 2004. The information was collected as part of a national survey of state initiatives on the long-term care direct-care workforce. Additional details about this state may be found in the full report.
