Journal article
High quality resident care increases likelihood that nursing home social service directors report thriving at work
Social work in health care, Vol.62(5), pp.179-192
2023
DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2023.2208174
PMID: 37120848
Abstract
Nursing homes contend with high staff turnover. Resources invested in employees are lost when an employee leaves. However, if employees are thriving in their job, turnover is less a concern. How can employers promote thriving in employees? Using an adaptation of Spreitzer et al. (2005)'s Social Embeddedness Model of Thriving at Work as a conceptual framework, we performed a logistic regression on the responses of 836 nursing home social service directors in the 2019 National Nursing Home Social Service Director Survey to determine factors that contribute to thriving. The model explained 39% of the variation. Seven variables contributed the most to distinguishing social service directors who report thriving at work from those who do not. Having greater influence on social service functions, having time to support residents, not having to do things others could do, and the facility providing quality care were all associated with greater thriving. Those who reported the administrator and/or attending physicians engage the expertise of social services were more likely to report thriving at work. Working in nursing home social services is demanding; retaining a good social worker is important. These findings suggest ways in which administrators can support social service directors thriving at work.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- High quality resident care increases likelihood that nursing home social service directors report thriving at work
- Creators
- Nancy Kusmaul - University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyMercedes Bern-Klug - University of IowaKevin Smith - University of IowaDana Wickwire Cheek - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Social work in health care, Vol.62(5), pp.179-192
- Publisher
- Routledge
- DOI
- 10.1080/00981389.2023.2208174
- PMID
- 37120848
- ISSN
- 0098-1389
- eISSN
- 1541-034X
- Grant note
- DOI: 10.13039/100001311, name: Retirement Research Foundation
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 04/30/2023
- Date published
- 2023
- Academic Unit
- International Programs; School of Social Work
- Record Identifier
- 9984400638702771
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