Staff retention is a goal of all home health care agencies for the obvious reasons—decreased availability of replacements and the cost of the educational/orientation process. Home health care presents very specific stressors. This article describes those stressors found through a very recent survey and suggests ways to minimize them. This is important as home health care grows in this country.
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