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The labour crisis in long-term care : the right to care /

"Incorporating in-depth historical and empirical research, this book examines the widely acknowledged crisis in the long term care labour force. A diverse array of experts compare labour force strategies in Canada, Norway and Sweden and invite readers to rethink approaches to the long term care...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Armstrong, Pat, 1945- (Editor), Armstrong, Hugh, 1943- (Editor), Choiniere, Jacqueline, 1952- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2024]
Subjects:
Nursing homes > Canada > Employees.
Nursing homes > Norway > Employees.
Nursing homes > Sweden > Employees.
Labor supply.
Nursing homes > Administration.
Long-term care facilities > Administration.
Right to health.
Établissements de soins, de cure, etc. > Canada > Personnel.
Établissements de soins, de cure, etc. > Norvège > Personnel.
Établissements de soins, de cure, etc. > Suède > Personnel.
Marché du travail.
Établissements de soins, de cure, etc. > Administration.
Établissements de soins de longue durée > Administration.
Droit à la santé.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Quality care and quality work / Pat Armstrong
  • Reorganizing the long-term care sector in Ontario, Norway, and Sweden : does it address labour issues? / Susan Braedley, Frode F. Jacobsen, and Marta Szebehely
  • Retaining workers : revisiting nursing home working conditions / Jacqueline A. Choiniere, Christine Streeter, Frode F. Jacobsen, Hugh Armstrong, and Rebecka Strandell
  • Reducing labour : aging in place, responsibilization, innovation, and public expectations in long-term care / Gudmund Ågotnes, Susan Braedley, James Struthers, and Marta Szebehely
  • Replacing labour? : welfare technology and long-term care / Rebecka Strandell, Susan Braedley, and Frode F. Jacobsen
  • Recruiting labour : the challenge of finding workers / Martha MacDonald, Gudmund Ågotnes, and Marta Szebehely
  • Rethinking labour force strategies / Pat Armstrong.