States Programs To Offset Long-Term Care Costs Need To Address Direct Care Workforce Issues

States seeking to implement social insurance solutions to improve long-term services and supports (LTSS) affordability, accessibility, and sustainability need to address the issue of strengthening the direct care workforce. States can accomplish this by incentivizing improvements in direct care job quality and stimulating job growth in the workforce.

These suggestions were drawn from “Workforce Matters The Direct Care Workforce and State-Based LTSS Social Insurance Programs,” published by PHI and Caring Across Generations. The report focused on how a state-based social insurance program can bolster the direct care workforce in order to expand access to LTSS for those . . .