The following is a list of PAS Workforce resources related to Georgia.
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.
Health Care Workforce Technical Advisory Committee. (May 2001). Code blue: Workforce in crisis. State of Georgia Health Strategies Council.
Abstract:
Georgia's Health Care Workforce Technical Advisory Committee found the state's nursing homes had a 12.6 percent vacancy rate among certified nursing assistants. The report recommends providers: consult Georgia's Healthcare Workforce Recruitment Manual for suggestions on how to improve recruitment and retention; use state financing mechanisms to defray costs of health benefits and training for workers; and develop career ladder programs.
Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. (March 2004). Chart of direct-care workforce activities in Georgia.
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.
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.
Blue Ridge AHEC . (Winter 2004). Regional workforce registry in northwest Georgia. Blue Ridge AHEC .
Abstract:
This publication, funded in part by a grant from the Healthcare Georgia Foundation (HGF), is a guide for consumers in Georgia who are interested in receiving home-care services. The guide provides advice to consumers on how to find in-home care and when to use it. In addition, the report lists in-home care provider agencies and self-employed personal care assistants for consumers to select for care.
