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National Evaluation of the Demonstration to Improve the Recruitment and Retention of the Direct Service Community Workforce
11/19/2009 | Requests *Summary
In 2005 CMS funded a national evaluation by a consortium led by the RAND Corporation to study the implementation and outcomes of ten funded initiatives. These initiatives were meant to improve the recruitment and retention of the Direct Service Community Workforce. Review the report and listen to a recorded webinar where the author's present their findings.
Author
Engberg, John; Castle, Nicholas G; Hunter, Sarah B.; Steighner, Laura; Maggio, Elizabeth
Available Files
- Evaluation and Summary Off-site link (419 pages)
- Summary PDF (657K, 7 pages)
- Recorded Webinar Off-site link
- Presentation PowerPoint (1,154K, 24 pages)
- Presentation PDF (607K, 24 pages)
Keywords
Wages and Benefits; Recruitment and Retention; Personal Assistant; Caregiving; CMS; RAND; Evaluation; Recruitment and Retention; Demonstration Grants; DSW; Implementation Analyses; DSW Training; Targeted Recruitment; Training; Mentoring; Health Care; Merit and Longevity Recognition; Registries and Professional Associations; Marketing; Turnover; Vacancies;
Topic
Workforce/Direct Care
Type/Tool
Assessments, Audio / Video recordings, Reports
Source
Rand Corporation
State
Arkansas, Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, New Mexico, North Carolina, Virginia, Washington, All States/Territories
Date Created
11/19/2009
Contact
John Engberg Rand
media@rand.org
media@rand.org
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