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2020 Nursing Home Salary & Benefits Report, published by Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service. Includes salary information about 760 types of jobs in nursing homes, as well as by state, profit status, bed type, revenue, regions and other criteria. Information is based on from survey responses from participants at 1,611 nursing homes nationwide. Members of the media should contact Rosanne Zabka rzabka@hhcsinc.com or call 201-405-0075 ext. 11 with questions or to obtain a copy.

Eldercare Workforce Alliance’s Journalist Toolkit

May is Older Americans month and, in recognition, the Eldercare Workforce Alliance has released the Older Americans Month Toolkit for journalists and other stakeholders. It is designed to help easily identify resources that focus on the health and safety of older Americans. Of particular interest are links to personal stories by professionals, caregivers and older adults that can serve as a starting point for story ideas or sources. Links to professional training and guides, as well as Eldercare Workforce-specific programs are also included.

Retooling for an Aging America: Building the Health Care Workforce (Institute of Medicine, April 2008 report)

Caring for an Aging America Act (introduced in Congress May 2011)

Aging and the Health Care Workforce (Population Reference Bureau)

The Impact of an Aging Population on the Health Workforce in the United States (Center for Health Workforce Studies, University of Albany)

Who Cares for Older Adults?  Workforce Implications of an Aging Society (Health Affairs)

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Direct Care Alliance, Inc.

Service Employees International Union

Caring for Caregivers:  Latinos in the Direct-Care Workforce from the National Council of La Raza

PHI is an organization representing home health aides, certified nurse aides, and personal care attendants:  the workforce that provides care to seniors and people with disabilities in their homes.

See also organizations listed under “Direct Care Workers”

There are several presentations on this topic.

Long-Term Care (LTC) Workforce (Valerie Gruss presentation)

Addressing current and future health workforce hurdles (Michael Evans presentation)

Geriatricians and the Aging Population (Herbert Sier presentation)

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