Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on staff turnover at long-term care facilities: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this research was to explore the lived experiences of long-term care facilities' staff during the COVID-19 pandemic and examine if and how the pandemic played a role in their decision to leave their jobs.

Design

Qualitative study using thematic analysis of semistructured interviews. Interview transcripts were analysed using coding techniques based in grounded theory.

Participants

A total of 29 staff with various roles across 21 long-term care facilities in 12 states were interviewed.

Results

The pandemic influenced the staff's decision to leave their jobs in five different ways, namely: (1) It significantly increased the workload; (2) Created more physical and emotional hazards for staff; (3) Constrained the facilities and their staff

SUBMITTER: Yaraghi N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9755903 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature