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Compensation and Turnover of Direct-Care Staff in Developmental Disabilities Residential Facilities in the United States. I: Wages and Benefits.
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Mitchell, Dale; Braddock, David – Mental Retardation, 1993
Analysis of data from more than 1,600 residential facilities serving individuals with developmental disabilities revealed that real wages of direct care staff have declined significantly during the last decade, and the wage differential between public and private facilities (in favor of public facilities) has doubled during the past 10 years.…
Descriptors: Attendants, Developmental Disabilities, Financial Problems, Fringe Benefits
Sheltered Workshops: Financial and Philosophical Liabilities.
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Schuster, John W. – Mental Retardation, 1990
Sheltered workshops are asserted to be failing to provide mentally retarded clients with appropriate work experiences because of low wage rates, unavailability of work, changing industrial forecasts for blue collar employment, financial dependence, tax returns, segregation, and normalization issues. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Mental Retardation, Normalization (Handicapped), Program Effectiveness