Can the unemployed be trained to care for the elderly? The effects of subsidized training in elderly care.
Health Econ
; 28(4): 543-555, 2019 04.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30722099
ABSTRACT
Demographic change has increased the need for elderly care. Training unemployed workers might be one way to increase the supply of elderly care nurses. This study analyzes the effectiveness of subsidized training for unemployed individuals in the elderly care professions in Germany over 11.5 years. We find that short further training and long retraining courses significantly increase workers' long-term employment. As approximately 25% to 50% of trained nurses have permanent jobs in the care sector, we estimate that approximately 5% of all employed nurses are formerly trained unemployed workers.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Vocational Education
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Employment
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Health Services for the Aged
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Health Econ
Journal subject:
SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Germany