A Profile of the Direct Care Workforce in Home- and Community-Based Services.

We used data from the 2020 American Community Survey to compare direct care workers (DCWs) in home and community-based services (HCBS) with workers in other long-term supportive services (LTSS), such as skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and assisted living facilities (ALFs). Compared to DCWs in SNFs and ALFs, a higher proportion of DCWs in HCBS were over age 65, Latino/a, and single A lower proportion of DCWs in HCBS worked for a for-profit company, worked year-round and full-time, and had employer-based health insurance.

A Profile of the Assisted Living Direct Care Workforce in the United States.

The purpose of this article was to develop a profile of direct care workers (DCWs) in assisted living (AL). We used data from 2014 American Community Survey (ACS) to identify the demographic and employment characteristics of AL DCWs. We collected state training requirements for AL DCWs from the administrative rules of state agencies and interviews with state officials.

A profile of home care workers from the 2000 census: how it changes what we know.

Purpose: The goal of our study was to identify a representative sample of direct care aides to generate an accurate profile of the long-term-care workforce, with a special focus on home care workers.

Design And Methods: Data were taken from the 5% Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) of the 2000 Census.

Results: Variable coding in the 2000 Census data allowed for a more detailed identification of long-term-care workers than was available in previous studies.