EP103 - AARP/ Age-Friendly Social Innovation Challenge Long-Term Care Workforce and Caregiving

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The state of health of the individual receiving care is connected to the forms of help and care provided by caregivers. Yet despite this analogy, Federal employment statistics indicate that long-term care workforce concerns remain at a</span> <strong>'crisis' level</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As per American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living statistics from the January Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Situation data, a</span> <strong>6.7% drop in the assisted living workforce indicates a loss of 31,200 caregivers, from 463,100 workers in February 2020 to 431,900 in January 2022</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thus, to provide better care for millions of older Americans, the United States needs a roadmap to a sustainable, reinvented workforce of professional caregivers.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To this end, today's episode of This Is Getting Old features</span> <strong>Part 8: Long-Term Care Workforce and Caregiving</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">of the 10-part AARP/ Age-Friendly Social Innovation Challenge.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Watch the full episode or listen to the podcast to learn more about valuable programs and innovative solutions specifically designed for older adults and healthcare providers.</span></p> <p><strong>Key points covered in this episode: </strong></p> <p><strong>✔️Partake Into Leoña And The Long-Term Care Workforce's Case Scenario</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The case study for  Leoña:a </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Leoña was 58 years old, came to D.C. four years ago from Nigeria, and worked as a home health aide. She had been a hospital nurse in her home country, skilled and experienced, but she didn't feel seen by her bosses. She felt a real connection to her patients but found the work very hard, and she had difficulty