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April 25, 2011 | Program Result Report
"We made sure we developed both centralized and individualized curricula that addressed the needs expressed by each participating site" in the Vermont Better Jobs, Better Care project, said the project director.
April 25, 2011 | Program Result Report
The lead agency for the 40-member Pennsylvania coalition for the Better Jobs Better Care project divided the state into five regions in order to provide a local focus on long-term care worker issues in the large state.
April 25, 2011 | Program Result Report
The Iowa Better Jobs, Better Care project involved a 20-member coalition and 13 long-term-care nursing facilities and home care agencies in developing, implementing and evaluating the practice interventions.
April 25, 2011 | Program Result Report
The Oregon Works! project of Better Jobs Better Care aimed to improve recruitment and retention of direct-care workers at eight participating long-term-care sites. The union representing the state's independent home-care workers also participated.
September 7, 2010 | Report
The Better Jobs, Better Care demonstration provided grants and technical assistance to coalitions of providers, workers, consumers, and policy makers to improve the quality of jobs of long-term care direct care workers.
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Lasting changes to organizational culture in nursing homes must come via gradual changes to the organizations' cultural artifacts.
October 1, 2010 | Survey/Poll
Better Jobs Better Care sought to change public policy and management practice to improve recruitment and retention of high-quality paraprofessional direct care workers (DCW).
July 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This case study of Better Jobs, Better Care: Building a Strong Long-Term Care Workforce specifically focuses on the work of one coalition, the North Carolina Partner Team, which succeeded in bringing together competing stakeholder groups.
April 25, 2010 | Program Result Report
North Carolina Foundation for Advanced Health Programs created a voluntary, special state license to recognize long-term-care providers who offered a supportive workplace for their direct-care staff. The project was part of Better Jobs Better Care.
February 11, 2009 | Story
This alliance develops practical solutions to providing better training, supervision and compensation, while addressing clinician and faculty shortages to enable health care providers and caregivers better serve the unique care needs of older adults.