NASHP Blog: Stand by Me - Supporting Long-Term Services and Supports Workers
The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) has published a blog, “Stand by Me: Supporting Long-Term Services and Supports Workers.”
Direct care workers play a critical role in the success of states’ long-term services and supports (LTSS) systems, but faced with COVID-19, low wages, and few advancement opportunities, states struggle to retain this workforce. This blog discusses state health policies, implemented prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, that are designed to address these challenges.
The blog highlights policies implemented in Tennessee to increase workforce retention among caregivers such as the transition of its LTSS system to a value-based payment model. Staff training, retention, and job satisfaction are key measures in the state’s quality framework and tied to LTSS provider reimbursement.
The blog also explores developments in Oregon, including the creation of the Oregon Home Care Commission and unionization of the state’s homecare workforce.
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