Relationships Between Turnover Rates of Regular Care Staff and Education or Training at Conventional and Unit-type Welfare Facilities for the Elderly

The purpose of this study was to clarify the relationship between turnover rates of regular care staff and education or training at conventional and unit-type welfare facilities for the elderly. A questionnaire survey was conducted by mail at a total of 1180 randomly selected facilities of both types nationwide. The relationship between turnover rates of the regular care staff and education or training was analyzed by multiple regression analysis. The results revealed relationships between turnover rates and leader training for regular care staff with less than 1 year of service and between turnover rates and documentation or reporting training for regular care staff with 1 or more years of service at conventional facilities. Furthermore, the results revealed relationships between turnover rates and care skills or knowledge training and between turnover rates and training officers for regular care staff with less than 1 year of service and between turnover rates and functional training or low back pain prevention measures for regular care staff with 1 or more years of service at unit-type facilities.