The following is a list of PAS Workforce resources related to Indiana.
The list is provided and maintained by the National
Clearinghouse on the Direct Care Workforce. Each citation contains
an abstract and information about how to obtain the entire version.
Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. (March 2004). Chart of direct-care workforce activities in Indiana.
Abstract:
This chart describes existing or enacted direct-care workforce initiatives in this state as of March, 2004. The information was collected as part of a national survey of state initiatives on the long-term care direct-care workforce. Additional details about this state may be found in the full report.
Siegel, Claudia H. Report of the Governor's Commission on Long Term Caregivers. Governer's Commission on Long Term Caregivers.
Abstract:
The Indiana legislature established the Governor's Commission on Long Term Caregivers in 2001. The commission's goal is to review information and data related to long-term caregivers. In addition, it evaluates the state's training programs and makes recommendations on how to increase the supply of direct care workers. The commission concluded that in order to increase the supply of workers, providers and state agencies should improve worker wages and provide additional education opportunities.
University of Minnesota, Research and Training Center on Community Living and The Lewin Group. (December 2006). CMS direct service workforce demonstration promising practices in marketing, recruitment and selection interventions. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Abstract:
This report identifies promising practices in direct care worker marketing, recruitment, and selection in states receiving Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) grants. Grantees used different techniques to improve recruitment and retention outcomes, including computer-based registration, marketing campaigns, realistic job previews, structured interviewing, and expanded orientation or mentoring of new employees. The report concludes that sustaining and replicating these interventions will require further research about associated costs and benefits and dissemination of this information.
Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI). (April 2006). CMS direct service workforce demonstration grants: Overview and discussion of health coverage interventions. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Abstract:
This report provides an overview of the efforts of six Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) grantees to make health care coverage more affordable and accessible to direct-care workers. It discusses the key advantages and disadvantages of three approaches employed by grantees: subsidization of employer-based coverage, combining basic insurance and tax-free accounts, and funding outreach programs, which promote public-private partnerships. An attached spreadsheet provides a description of each intervention, identifying key components, costs, and their potential sustainability.
