Esther Friedman Explains Home Care and Nursing Home Workforce Changes

<p>When you think of the health care workforce, nurses and physicians are probably the first professions which come to mind.</p><p>But there are actually more personal care aides in the US than physicians. Together with home health aides and nursing assistants, personal care aides comprise one-fifth of the US health care workforce. These workers provide essential supports to people who face limitations in basic activities such as eating, bathing, and moving around.</p><p>As the US population ages, the demand for home health and personal care aides is projected to increase by nearly 1.2 million additional jobs by 2030.</p><p>Esther Friedman from the <a href="https://umich.edu/">University of Michigan</a> joins <em>A Health Podyssey </em>to discuss the changing size in employment in the personal care workforce.</p><p>Friedman and colleagues published a paper in the December 2021 edition of <em>Health Affairs </em><a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2021.00749">investigating state level changes in the nursing home and home care workforce between 2009 and 2020</a>. While almost all states experienced an increase in the overall size of their home care workforce, most saw a decrease in their nursing home workforce relative to the number of people who need these services.</p><p><a href="https://www.pubservice.com/backissue/subbi.aspx?CO=PJ&amp;PC=HR&amp;BI=HRI&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=december2021issue&amp;utm_content=friedman">If you enjoy this interview, order the December 2021 <em>Health Affairs </em>issue</a>.</p><p>Subscribe: <a href="https://feeds.transistor.fm/a-health-podyssey">RSS</a> | <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-health-podyssey/id1533852530">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3tAEbXdlzlcgjLTHfJMYqR">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=576615&amp;refid=stpr">Stitcher</a> | <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy50cmFuc2lzdG9yLmZtL2EtaGVhbHRoLXBvZHlzc2V5