As America's aging population increases, so does its need for long-term
care. And the workers who provide these services often lack the support
they need - particularly in the area of pay and work relationships,
according to "Better Jobs Better Care: New Research on the Long-Term Care Workforce," the latest special issue of The Gerontologist (Volume
48, Special Issue 1). Those aged 65 and older are projected to
represent at least 20 percent of the total U.S. population by 2030,
with the number of those 85-and-older increasing the most. The growth
of this demographic will have a major effect on the demand for and
supply of long-term care services.
Better Jobs Better Care (BJBC) was the nation's largest single
initiative created to reduce the high vacancy and turnover rates of
direct care workers and improve workforce quality through both policy
and practice changes.
care. And the workers who provide these services often lack the support
they need - particularly in the area of pay and work relationships,
according to "Better Jobs Better Care: New Research on the Long-Term Care Workforce," the latest special issue of The Gerontologist (Volume
48, Special Issue 1). Those aged 65 and older are projected to
represent at least 20 percent of the total U.S. population by 2030,
with the number of those 85-and-older increasing the most. The growth
of this demographic will have a major effect on the demand for and
supply of long-term care services.
Better Jobs Better Care (BJBC) was the nation's largest single
initiative created to reduce the high vacancy and turnover rates of
direct care workers and improve workforce quality through both policy
and practice changes.
