Workforce

Workforce Study Pinpoints Impact of Pandemic Stresses on Turnover

A new research brief from the LeadingAge LTSS Center identifies workforce stresses and their impact on turnover during the pandemic....

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Everyone Wins When Direct Care Workers Earn a Living Wage

Increasing pay for direct care workers would benefit workers, providers, care recipients, governments, and local economies....

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Older Adults and COVID-19: Implications for Aging Policy and Practice

A new issue of the Journal of Aging & Social Policy explores strategies for protecting and improving the lives of older people during the pandemic....

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Why Do We Only Care About Long-Term Care in a Crisis?

We spent trillions of dollars to protect vulnerable Americans from COVID-19. Why won’t we spend a fraction of that amount to protect them at other times?...

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The Invisible COVID Workforce: Direct Care Workers

Our COVID-19 response has not recognized the importance of the invisible direct care workforce....

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How the Coronavirus Could Change Home Health Care

The pandemic offers us the opportunity to expand the home care workforce....

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Risk of COVID-19 Infection Among Direct Care Workers

An analysis by KFF identifies characteristics that put long-term care workers at heightened risk for contracting COVID-19....

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Ziegler Survey Gauges Employee Benefits During Pandemic

Senior living providers are using benefits to keep workers on the job....

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Survey: How is Senior Living Coping with the Pandemic?

An email survey conducted by McKnight’s Senior Living sheds light on the COVID-19 experience in 300 senior living communities....

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Training Direct Care Workers in COVID-19 Protocols

A new online training program is designed to improve worker safety....

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