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Strategies to improve recruitment, retention, working conditions, and skills among the long-term care workforce: An umbrella review of existing evidence

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  • Badache, Andreea Corina
  • Dobrosavljevic, Maja
  • Barber, Sarah Louise

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Population ageing has an impact on the need for long-term care (LTC) because functional limitations increase with age. Most older adults require support from family or formal LTC providers; thus, there is an urgent need for strategies to strengthen LTC workforce recruitment and retention.

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  • Badache, Andreea Corina & Dobrosavljevic, Maja & Barber, Sarah Louise, 2026. "Strategies to improve recruitment, retention, working conditions, and skills among the long-term care workforce: An umbrella review of existing evidence," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 163(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:163:y:2026:i:c:s0168851025002507
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2025.105496
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