COVID-19 and the Long-term Care Workforce - Developmental Disabilities Update
University of California Audio Podcasts (Audio)
English - July 17, 2023 21:00 - 29 minutes - 13.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsEducation Science Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
As part of the 2023 Developmental Disabilities Conference, Kezia Scales, Vice President of Research and Evaluation for PHI, discusses the impact of COVID-19 on the long-term care workforce. PHI is a national non-profit organization dedicated to promoting quality direct care jobs in long-term care settings for older adults and people with disabilities. Their work encompasses workforce development, research, policy advocacy, and public education to bring about systems-level and structural change. Scales discusses the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the frontline workforce and suggests policy and practice opportunities to strengthen the workforce in supporting individuals with developmental disabilities and complex healthcare needs. Series: "Developmental Disabilities Update" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 38872]