Examining Competencies For The Long-Term Care Workforce: A Status Report and Next Steps
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Summary
Examine a snapshot of workforce competencies that have been identified for professionals who work in LTC settings. It focuses on providers who serve long-term care needs of the older population. The paper also examines whether the competencies are the same or different from what is needed to care for the geriatric population in acute and ambulatory care settings.
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geriatric competency; Facility and Home Health Administrators; Physicians; Nurses; Mental Health Professionals; Pharmacists; Therapists; Direct Care Workers; Social Workers; Long Term Care Administrators
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Emily
Rosenoff
HHS/ASPE/DALTCP
Room 424E, H.H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
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Emily.Rosenoff@hhs.gov