Administrative burden in Swiss nursing homes and its association with care workers' outcomes-a multicenter cross-sectional study.
Dietmar AusserhoferWaltraud TappeinerHeike WieserChristine SerdalyMichael SimonFranziska ZúñigaLauriane FavezPublished in: BMC geriatrics (2023)
This study provides first insights on care workers' administrative burden in nursing homes. By limiting care workers' burdensome administrative tasks and/or shifting such tasks from higher to lower educated care workers or administrative personnel when appropriate, nursing home managers could reduce care workers' workload and improve their job satisfaction and retention in the profession.