A qualitative examination of policy and structural factors driving care workers’ adverse experiences in long-term residential care facilities for older adults in Cape Town

A qualitative examination of policy and structural factors driving care workers’ adverse experiences in long-term residential care facilities for older adults in Cape Town

Abstract Background There is lack of adequate training and policy support for employed care workers (CWs) employed in the South African (SA) older persons’ sector. Existing literature neglects the influence of training and policy support on CWs’ experiences in long-term care (LTC) for older adults i...

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Main Authors: Leo Mapira, Gabrielle Kelly, Leon N. Geffen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
South Africa
Care worker
Long-term care
Older adults
Training curriculum
Functional impairment
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-019-1105-3

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