Long-term care workers struggle with elderly population boom

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 13:56 in Psychology & Sociology

As America's aging population increases, so does its need for long-term care. And the workers who provide these services often lack the support they need — particularly in the area of pay and work relationships, according to "Better Jobs Better Care: New Research on the Long-Term Care Workforce," the latest special issue of The Gerontologist (Volume 48, Special Issue 1).

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