What is Old is New Again: Global Issues Influencing Workers and Their Work in Long-Term Care
Whitney Berta, Cal Stewart, Andrea Baumann
Abstract
We offer a broad understanding of contemporary issues relevant to the long-term care (LTC) sector and its workers, globally, and the concurrent evolution and involution of these workers' roles, their work and policy environments. While contemporary, most issues are also longstanding and fall into two broad categories: issues relating to the work environments in LTC, including resource availability and worker support, and issues relating to the changing nature of LTC work. We identify five key challenges that relate to the system structures of the LTC sector.
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Term (time)Work (physics)SustainabilityCare workLong-term careKey (lock)BusinessMedicineNursingComputer scienceEngineeringComputer securityMechanical engineeringBiologyPhysicsEcologyQuantum mechanicsGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesEmployment and Welfare StudiesIntergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving