HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT QUARTERLY, vol. 25, no. 2, Summer 2014 © Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Published online in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) • DOI: 10.1002/hrdq.21189 213 Job Resources as Antecedents of Engagement at Work: Evidence From a Long-Term Care Setting Daria Sarti How to improve employees’ work engagement currently represents one of the most important areas of concern for organizations. Within the broader research field on work engagement and its antecedents, this study analyzes one specific aspect: the role of job resources in determining employees’ engagement at work. A hierarchical multiple regression analysis was performed, along with a basic descriptive analysis, to examine a sample of 167 caregivers (registered nurses, nurse managers, home helpers, nurse’s aides, and certified nursing assistants) in nine long-term care (LTC) facilities in Italy. The results suggest that work engagement among caregivers in the LTC sector is significantly influenced by job resources. In particular, greater learning opportunities have direct effects on increasing work engagement among health-care service employees. Furthermore, coworker support and supervisor support also play a statistically significant positive role in stimulating work engagement. Key Words: work engagement, job resources, caregivers, long-term care sector, learning opportunities, coworker support, supervisor support Introduction The long-term care (LTC) sector is recognized as an important part of the socio-health system and has strong development potential. This sector has undergone rapid growth in recent years in the member countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). In addi- tion, further increases in the demand for LTC services are expected over the next decade (Simonazzi, 2009).