the clearinghouse for Home and Community Based Services
More Info
Strengthening the Direct Service Workforce in Rural Areas
09/08/2009 | Requests *Summary
There are a number of challenges for the direct service workforce in rural areas. Review an issue brief and a recorded webinar presenting strategies that stakeholders can use to provide high-quality long-term care services and supports. States engaged in development of their direct service workforce can use these to gain knowledge of the challenges and learn about some direct service related strategies that other states and rural agencies have implemented.
Author
Brown, D. Kip; Lash, Sarah
Available Files
- Brief PDF (843K, 10 pages)
- Recorded Webinar Off-site link
- Presentation PowerPoint (1,554K, 11 pages)
- Presentation PDF (233K, 11 pages)
Keywords
Recruitment and Retention; Long Term Services and Supports; Caregiving; Wages and Benefits; Health Provider Shortage Areas; Cornell Institute for Translational Research on Aging; CITRA; Grow-Your-Own; caregiver support programs; worker-owned cooperatives; training; credentialing
Topic
Workforce/Direct Care
Type/Tool
Audio / Video recordings, Policy alerts, briefs, letters & papers
Source
The Lewin Group
State
All States/Territories
Date Created
02/08/2010
Contact
The Lewin Group
3130 Fairview Park Dr
Suite 800
Falls Church, VA 22042
703-269-5500
3130 Fairview Park Dr
Suite 800
Falls Church, VA 22042
703-269-5500
Short URL
Permission to use any element of this document should be obtained by the above named contact person. Always name the originator as the source of this material.
* Reflects requests since January 1, 2007
Options
HCBS / Clearinghouse for the Community Living Exchange Collaborative / (http://www.hcbs.org)