Solutions and Tools for Transforming the Long-Term Care Workforce
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Summary
This resource provides tools, contact information, and lessons learned from eight research projects that focused on providing a more stable and qualified workforce. These projects, including state demonstrations and applied research and evaluation programs, are part of the four-year, $15.5 million Better Jobs Better Care initiative. The report compiles the major findings, and the resource catalog provides surveys, policy analyses, training and assessment materials, and many more practical tools.
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Populations
Sources
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging; AAHSA; Institute for the Future of Aging Services; IFAS
Programs/Initiatives
Keywords
retention specialists; training; education; cultural competence; Better Jobs Better Care; BJBC; Organizational Cultural Competence Assessment; Improving Institutional Long-Term Care for Residents and Workers: The Effect of Leadership, Relationships and Work Design; Making Consumer-Directed Home Care a Good Job; The Retention Specialist Program: Testing a Model Workplace Innovation; The Impact of Job Preparation, Ongoing Education and Training on Job Satisfaction and Commitment among Frontline Workers and Their Supervisors; Older Workers in Direct Care: A Labor Force Expansion Study; Labor Force Expansion Through Retention of Related Caregivers; STEP UP NOW for Better Jobs and Better Care: Supporting Training, Education & Payment to Upgrade Performance of Nurse Aides and Other Workers
Contact
Joy
Livingston
Flint Springs Associates
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joy@madriver.com
Phone
802-482-5100