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Colorado PAS Workforce Library The following is a list of PAS Workforce resources related to Colorado. 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 Colorado.

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 intitiatives on the long-term care direct-care workforce. Additional details about this state may be found in the full report.

Obtain the Full Version:
Available at the National Clearinghouse on the Direct Care Workforce website:
http://www.directcareclearinghouse.org/download/Colorado.pdf

King, Diane M. (April 2005). Improving emergency backup and critical incident management. Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.

Abstract:
This report examines emergency backup and critical incident management systems through key informant interviews, consumer focus groups and research on initiatives in other states, with the goal of developing programs that are compatible with consumer-direction.

Obtain the Full Version:
Available on the web:
www.chcpf.state.co.us/HCPF/Syschange/final.doc

Pennington, Karen, JoAnn G. Congdon, and Joan K. Magilvy. (June 2007). Second-career CNAs in nursing homes: Tapping an underused resource. Journal of Gerontological Nursing.

Abstract:
This study provides a first look at the employment of second-career CNAs in nursing homes. Seventeen participants from Colorado nursing homes filled out surveys and answered questions about their reasons for choosing this field, their job satisfaction, and their overall perceptions of the quality of care. These caregivers made up a mature, optimistic, and stable workforce--one the authors suggest might help stem increasing nursing shortages.

Obtain the Full Version:
Available on the web:
www.jognonline.com/view.asp?rID=22239

Claypool, Henry, and Molly O'Malley. (March 2008). Consumer direction of personal assistance services in Medicaid: A review of four state programs. Kaiser Family Foundation.

Abstract:
Based on interviews with program administrators of consumer-directed programs in California, Colorado, New York, and Virginia, each of these states is profiled. State profiles identify and discuss eligibility criteria, participant support services, and the method of financial management used by Medicaid beneficiaries to pay their direct-care workers.

Obtain the Full Version:
Available on the web:
www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7757.pdf

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