EWA ISSUE BRIEFS
The following briefs are for informational purposes and include Alliance recommendations.

Caring for America's Growing Older Adult Population: Eldercare Workforce Facts
View the facts surrounding the immediate and future workforce crisis in caring for an aging America.
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Title VII
Title VII of the Public Health Service Act includes health professions programs that provide both policy leadership and support for health professions workforce enhancement and educational infrastructure development.
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Title VIII
Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs Provide Quality Healthcare for the Growing Number of Older Adults in Need of Specialized Geriatrics Care.
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Eldercare Workforce Alliance PRIORITIES The Institute of Medicine, in its critical report "Retooling for an Aging America," called for immediate investments in preparing our health care system to care for older Americans and their families. In response, we formed the Eldercare Workforce Alliance. Click here to view our priorities and how they align with the IOM report.	The INSTITUTE of MEDICINE report RETOOLING for an AGING AMERICA
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Between 2005 and 2030 the number of adults aged 65 and older will almost double, from 37 million to over 70 million, accounting for an increase from 12 percent of the U.S. population to almost 20 percent.

By 2030 the United States will need an additional 3.5 million formal health care providers - a 35 percent increase from current levels - just to maintain the current ratio of providers to the total population.

There are only 7,345 certified geriatricians practicing in the US -- a 5.4 percent decrease from the year 2000 and roughly half the number currently needed.

By 2016 we will need 1 million more direct care workers. Yet these workers receive low hourly wages, limited access to employee benefits, and for approximately one quarter of them, no health insurance coverage.

There are between 29 million and 52 million unpaid caregivers nationally, however the overall availability of informal caregivers is decreasing.

All facts are from the IOM Report, Retooling for an Aging America: Building the Health Care Workforce.

Click here to view the fact sheet: Caring for America's Growing Older Adult Population: Eldercare Workforce Facts