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This report discusses the current and future availability of professional social workers in long-term care settings. Recommendations for addressing any identified future shortage areas, including cooperative strategies involving federal agencies, professional associations, and school of social work are also addressed. [31 PDF pages]
Assessing the well-being of workers hired under consumer direction and addressing their concerns is critical, because the consumer-directed model is sustainable only if workers are satisfied with it.
Kristen M. Kiefer, MPPLauren Harris-Kojetin, PhDDiane Brannon, PhDTeta Barry, PhDJoseph Vasey, PhDMichael Lepore, PhD Candidate Institute for the Future of Aging Services
This brief is based on Mathematica's study of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients as long-term care (LTC) workers. The study examined the suitability of TANF recipients for employment as certified nurse aides and home health aides and the feasibility of training recipients for these paraprofessional jobs.
The LTC industry's need for workers and TANF recipients' need for jobs could be mutually beneficial if, indeed, recipients' characteristics, skills, and circumstances match the requirements, accessibility, and availability of LTC jobs.
This paper provides the fundamental context of both the long-term care sector and the workforce investment system in order to build understanding among members of each system. It is not intended to be comprehensive but to provide enough information to stimulate dialogue. Section II briefly describes the characteristics of the long-term care paraprofessional workforce.