Retirement Decision-Making among Registered Nurses and Allied Health Professionals: A Descriptive Analysis of Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging Data

A population's health is dependent on the availability of skilled health professionals. We know little about retirement decision-making among publicly employed Canadian registered nurses (RNs) and allied health professionals (AHPs). We identified and compared factors reported to influence early...

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Published in:Healthcare policy 2019-11, Vol.15 (2), p.20-27
Main Authors: Hewko, Sarah J., Reay, Trish, Estabrooks, Carole A., Cummings, Greta G.
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Language:English
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Summary:A population's health is dependent on the availability of skilled health professionals. We know little about retirement decision-making among publicly employed Canadian registered nurses (RNs) and allied health professionals (AHPs). We identified and compared factors reported to influence early versus 65+ retirement decisions among RNs ( n = 794) and AHPs ( n = 393). RNs, on average, retired at 58.1 years and AHPs at 59.4 years. More than two thirds retired before age 65. Among RNs, caregiving demands predict early retirement – policies supporting employed RN caregivers may reduce early workforce exits among publicly employed RNs.
ISSN:1715-6572
DOI:10.12927/hcpol.2019.26074