California’s direct care workforce: who they are, the work they do, and why it matters

California’s direct care workforce: who they are, the work they do, and why it matters

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Issue brief (California HealthCare Foundation)
Author(s):
Hunt, Lauren, (Of University of California, San Francisco), author
Yeh, Jarmin, author
Fix, Margaret, author
Contributor(s):
California HealthCare Foundation, issuing body.
Publication:
[Oakland, CA] : California Health Care Foundation, January 2023
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Health Workforce
Home Care Services
Nursing Homes
Nursing Staff
California
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
By 2030, one in four Californians will be age 60 or older. The aging population in California will require increasing support from direct care workers to care for their essential needs, yet experts predict a shortage of between 600,000 and 3.2 million direct care workers by 2030. Fixing the historically fragmented and under-resourced infrastructure supporting this workforce presents urgent challenges that diverse stakeholders must collectively address. Bolstering the direct care workforce is a win-win proposition. Not only will investments in this workforce improve the quality of life for older Californians, but they should also improve working conditions for an essential workforce that has been historically marginalized and underpaid.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (10 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
9918645975006676 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918645975006676