

Examining Competencies for the Long-Term Care Workforce: A Status Report and Next Steps
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
examcomp.pdf


Linking TANF Recipients with Paraprofessional Long-Term Care Jobs
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Linking TANF Recipients with Paraprofessional Long-Term Care Jobs
Jacqueline Kauff, Gretchen Kirby, and LaDonna Pavetti
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
March 2005
PDF Version
linkTANF.pdf


Consumer Choice and the Frontline Worker
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Consumer Choice and the Frontline Worker
Pamela Doty U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Judith Kasper, Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University
Simi Litvak, Ph.D. World Institute on Disability
Humphrey Taylor Louis Harris and Associates
1994
PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltc
frntlnwk.pdf

Frontline Supervisor Survey Report
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Ensuring a Qualified Long-Term Care Workforce: From Pre-Employment Screens to On-the-Job Monitoring
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Who Will Care for Us? Addressing the Long-Term Care Workforce Crisis
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services





Evaluation Design Options for the Long-Term Care Registered Apprenticeship Program
Evaluation Design Options for the Long-Term Care Registered Apprenticeship Program
Executive Summary
Joshua M. Wiener, Ph.D., and Wayne L. Anderson, Ph.D. RTI International
Daniel Kuehn, M.P.P., and Robert Lerman, Ph.D. Urban Institute
September 2011

Pathway to the Future: How Workforce Development and Quality Jobs Can Promote Quality Care Conference Package
HHS-DoL Symposium Summary
The Lewin Group


Evaluation Design Options for the Long-Term Care Registered Apprenticeship Program
This report is the final deliverable of a joint project sponsored ASPE/HHS and U.S. Department of Labor to assess the feasibility of conducting a rigorous evaluation of the LTC RAP. This analysis evaluates possible research designs to evaluate the Long-Term Care Registered Apprenticeship Program (LTC RAP) administered by the U.S. Department of Lab
LTCRAPedo.pdf


Characteristics of Long-Term Care Registered Apprenticeship Programs: Implications for Evaluation Design
This report, developed by the Urban Institute and RTI International, examines the characteristics of selected LTC RAPs as part of the effort to determine the feasibility of evaluating the programs. The site descriptions do not constitute full case studies, but they capture key program features relevant to structuring a rigorous evaluation. A final
LTCRAPch.pdf


A Descriptive Analysis of the U.S. Department of Labor's Long-Term Care Registered Apprenticeship Programs
This report provides an overview of Long-Term Care Registered Apprenticeship Programs (LTC RAPs) based on existing administrative data from U.S. Department of Labor. The purpose of this initial review is to support the design of a potential future evaluation of the effects of LTC RAPs on apprentices and the program sponsors that administer or oper
LTCappre.pdf


Understanding Direct Care Workers: A Snapshot of Two of America's Most Important Jobs -- Certified Nursing Assistants and Home Health Aides
This chart book highlights findings from two new federally sponsored national surveys: the 2004 National Nursing Assistant Survey and the 2007 National Home Health Aide Survey. Both surveys represent a major advance in the data available about two of America’s most important jobs -- certified nursing assistants working in nursing homes and home
CNAchart.pdf


Examining Competencies for the Long-Term Care Workforce: A Status Report and Next Steps
The purpose of this paper is to provide a snapshot of workforce competencies that have been identified for professionals who work in long-term care settings. This is provided through examination of basic roles and responsibilities of professionals and options presently available for specialization, an analysis of the long-term care workforce lite
examcomp.pdf


Ensuring a Qualified Long-Term Care Workforce: From Pre-Employment Screens to On-the-Job Monitoring
In an effort to improve the quality of care provided in long-term care settings, as well as ensure a committed and qualified long-term care workforce, ASPE contracted with The Lewin Group to study the efficacy of various approaches to pre-employment screening and on-the-job monitoring of nurse assistants to prevent resident abuse in nursing homes.
LTCWqual.pdf


An Introduction to the National Nursing Assistant Survey
The National Nursing Assistant Survey is sponsored by ASPE; its design and fielding were made possible through collaborations with two independent research organizations and a sustained partnership with the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). As the first in a series of papers produced by ASPE and NCHS, this report highlights relevant re
NNASintro.pdf