Could home care cooperatives provide a solution to reducing home care worker turnover? A recent UCLA-led research study investigates why these worker-owned cooperatives achieve lower employee turnover and higher job quality/satisfaction compared to traditional home health agencies.
The qualitative study, published in JAMA Open, interviewed 23 health care workers and 9 staff members employed by cooperatives. From these interviews, researchers were able to identify four primary factors that contribute to overall satisfaction and higher employee retention in home care cooperatives…
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