Issue Briefs
The following Issue Briefs were created by the Eldercare Workforce Alliance to help frame and provide information on issues affecting the workforce caring for older Americans.
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Title VII and VIII Programs Preparing the Eldercare Workforce to Care for our Nation's Older Adults
An effective job creation program must address this shift in demographics to ensure an adequate workforce to care for our nation's growing older population. These adults will require person-and family-centered, coordinated care that will allow them to remain in the appropriate care setting for as long as possible. Attracting and training people in eldercare will ensure that employees have the valuable skills necessary to provide quality care.
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Eldercare: How America's Solution to the Jobs Crisis Can Lead to Better Care for Older Adults
Eldercare, the fastest-growing employment sector within the health care industry, includes two of the fastest growing U.S. occupations. Strengthening caregiving occupations is not only vital to our social infrastructure and improving the quality of care, but also has the potential to drive long-term economic growth.
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Preserve Medicaid for our Nation's Older Adults and Those Who Care for Them
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Medicaid has become the principal payer for long-term services and supports (LTSS) in the United States, including nursing home and home- and community-based long-term care services, covering 62[i] percent of such costs. Many times, Medicaid is the only option older adults have to pay for the staggering cost of the LTSS they need after they have exhausted their own savings. Medicaid is a vital support for these individuals, most of whom have multiple chronic conditions and are among the health care system’s most vulnerable individuals. Over 15 percent of older adults, nearly 6.3[ii] million, rely on Medicaid-funded services.
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Education & Training: Meeting the Needs of Older Adults
Older adults require a health care workforce with the expertise to meet their unique needs. The supply of qualified health professionals and direct-care workers with adequate training to serve the needs of aging adults is declining precisely at a time when demand, due to burgeoning numbers of older adults, is increasing at an unprecedented rate.
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Geriatrics Workforce Shortage: A Looming Crisis for Our Families
The current health care system is already overwhelmed by demands for geriatric care. Those specializing in the care of older adults cannot meet the current demand let alone the projected needs for eldercare.
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