General Resources
Better Jobs, Better Care
Better Jobs, Better Care is a research and demonstration program, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Atlantic Philanthropies. The program's goal is to reduce high vacancy and turnover rates among direct care staff across the spectrum of long-term care settings and contribute to improved workforce quality. Their website includes profiles of successful programs focused on recruitment and retention of long-term care workers.
http://www.bjbc.org
National Direct Service Workforce (DSW) Resource Center
The Resource Center gathers information on the recruitment and retention of direct service workers who help people with disabilities and older adults to live independently and with dignity. Individuals can search a large resource database for information, resources, policy research and other materials on a variety of topics such as recruitment, retention, training, and supervision.
http://www.dswresourcecenter.org/index.php/dsw
Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
The nonprofit institute focuses on developing innovative solutions for recruitment, training, and supervision of the long-term care workforce. PHI runs the National Clearinghouse on the Direct Care Workforce, a central on-line library of news, research, best practices, and other information for people working to solve the direct-care staffing crisis in long-term care. PHI also staffs the Direct Care Alliance, a national advocacy group representing long-term care consumers, workers, and providers whose goal is to create quality jobs and quality care.
http://www.paraprofessional.org/
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