Home Health, Nursing, and Personal Care Aides

As our population ages and more people require long-term or in-home care, Healthforce Center researchers are seeking to define and understand this critical component of the health care workforce.

Publications

Impact of COVID‐19 on Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Among Nursing Care Facility Workers: Analysis of California Workers' Compensation Data, 2019–2021

Background: The COVID‐19 pandemic greatly affected health care workers, both physically and psychologically, by increasing their...

Emerging Health Technologies in Long-Term Care and Suppliers’ Views on Their Potential to Assist and Support the Workforce

Emerging technological advances hold potential to assist the long-term care (LTC) workforce in caring for an aging population in the home and LTC...

Direct Care Workers Are the Foundation of a Dementia-Capable Workforce

Up to half of all individuals who receive long-term services and supports (LTSS) are living with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia...

Defining a Long-term Care Workforce Shortage Designation: A Conceptual Approach

The aging of the US population is a well-documented phenomenon.