Abstract
Most Americans would prefer to continue living in their homes and communities as they age, even when they require support with daily activities due to illness or disability. Much of this support is provided by unpaid caregivers, but the paid home care workforce also plays an essential role. Due to demographic changes and poor job quality, however, the home and community-based services (HCBS) sector is struggling to attract and retain enough workers to meet demand. Drawing from an extensive analysis of HCBS in the United States, this paper examines key factors impacting the home care workforce, including: supply and demand trends; financing policies; service-delivery models; and policies and practices defining workers’ compensation, training, and career development. From these findings, we provide recommendations for addressing the home care workforce crisis and maximizing home care workers’ contribution to the delivery of high-quality supports for a growing and evolving population of HCBS consumers.
Highlights
Most Americans would prefer to continue living in their homes and communities as they age, even when they require support with daily activities due to illness or disability
Scales and colleagues will provide an overview of the workforce crisis using extensive policy analysis of home and communitybased services (HCBS) in the US
We reviewed states’ 2003 and current regulations to identify the presence of Assisted Living Workgroup (ALW) standards
Summary
Most Americans would prefer to continue living in their homes and communities as they age, even when they require support with daily activities due to illness or disability. Scales and colleagues will provide an overview of the workforce crisis using extensive policy analysis of home and communitybased services (HCBS) in the US. Factors impacting the HCBS direct care workforce (DCW), including training, supply and demand, models of care and compensation, will be addressed.
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