Job Characteristics Associated With Intent to Quit Among Nursing Home Employees and Managers.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

High turnover and recruitment challenges of nursing home employees and managers are an ongoing concern. This study's objective was to examine intent to quit among all staff and assess the roles of job characteristics and job satisfaction. Employees and managers within one nursing home chain working in direct patient care or nursing were compared.

Research design and methods

Data came from the Work, Family, Health Network 18-month follow-up survey in 2012 (total = 1,000, managers = 101, employees = 899). A cumulative logit model controlling for demographics was estimated for intent to quit. Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory of Work Motivation guided the study.

Results

Employees scored significantly lower on family-supportive supervisor behaviors (F

SUBMITTER: Kennedy KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9872759 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature