The following is a list of PAS Workforce resources related to Montana.
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 Montana.
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.
Windecker, Mary K. (May 2005). The pulse of the health care workforce in Western Montana.
Abstract:
This report outlines the training requirements for direct-care workers and nurses, the supply and demand of health care workers, and the difficulties of recruiting and retaining direct-care workers in Western Montana. The author recommends that employers use cooperative health care home health cooperatives models to improve recruitment and retention of workers in Montana.
Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities. (August, 2004). Montana providers of services to adults with Developmental Disabilities: Urban/rural characteristics, and direct service staff turnover rates and replacement costs.
Abstract:
A survey of the cost of turnover to service corporations and organizations was sent to 33 Montana community and institutional service providers. This report looks at urban and rural data on providers' specific organizational and structural characteristics, including workforce size, budgets, and consumers served. It also examines urban and rural direct service staff turnover rates, job benefits, reasons for job exits, and replacement costs of staff recruitment and training.
Anderson, Wayne L., Joshua M. Wiener, Angela M. Greene, and Janet O'Keeffe. (April 2004). Direct service workforce activities of the Systems Change grantees. RTI International.
Abstract:
In 2001 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded Real Choice Systems Change (RCSC) Grants to states and other entities working to improve state long-term care systems. Twenty grantees began one or more initiatives to improve the recruitment and retention of direct service workers. This report focuses on the workforce initiatives of these 20 grantees, with an in-depth look at 7. The report strongly recomends that policymakers, providers, and consumers address workforce problems.
National Council on the Aging. (June 2001). Together we care: Helping caregivers find support. National Council on the Aging.
Abstract:
This report describes five innovative, high-quality community-based programs that offer respite and supportive services to family caregivers: Bozeman Senior Center Adult Day Services (Bozeman, Montana), Care Links (Clifton Park, New York), Day Break Adult Day Center (Anchorage, Alaska), Family Caregiver Support Service (Big Stone Gap, Virginia), and Interfaith Carepartners (Houston, Texas). The report identifies outcomes, resources, partnerships, and sponsors of each program
Wong, Alice, H. Stephen Kaye, and Robert Newcomer. (July 2007). State legislation regarding wages and benefits of home care workers: Thirteen promising practices. Center for Personal Assistance Services.
Abstract:
This report focuses on examples of state legislation seeking to increase the hourly wages or benefits of direct-care workers. The thirteen bills or legislative appropriations included in the report increase wages through Medicaid reimbursement rates, amending current laws, or providing health insurance parity.
Health Care for Heath Care Workers. (2007). Coverage models from the states: Strategies for expanding health coverage. PHI.
Abstract:
This report describes successful strategies for expanding health care coverage to direct-care workers. Five strategies are discussed: making employer-based insurance more affordable, expanding public insurance coverage, establishing coverage through collective bargaining, building insurance costs into Medicaid reimbursement, and assisting workers with health care expenses. The report provides examples and models for each strategy that can be adapted by advocates and policymakers in other states.
McDonald, Ingrid J., and Tameisha Bridges. Healthcare for Montanans who provide healthcare: A case study. Health Care for Health Care Workers.
Abstract:
This case study discusses a Montana initiative, Healthcare for Montanans Who Provide Healthcare (HCM), which legislates a state increase to Medicaid reimbursement rates for home care agencies that provide health insurance to their employees. The case study outlines the process that proponents of HCM went through to gain support for and passage of the initiative, and discusses lessons for advocates in other states that are interested in passing similar legislation.
