CO-DESIGNING SOLUTIONS WITH WORKERS: SETTING RESEARCH AND POLICY PRIORITIES
2024
Co-Designing Solutions with Workers
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Author Information
Author(s): Rhodes Annie, Waters Leland
Primary Institution: Virginia Commonwealth University
Hypothesis
How can aligning the perspectives of caregivers and care recipients improve long-term services and supports?
Conclusion
Improving staffing ratios can enhance both caregiver safety and recipient care, but there is resistance to proposed mandates.
Supporting Evidence
- Prior to the COVID-19 vaccine, nursing home workers who worked in multiple locations were significantly more likely to be infected with COVID-19.
- Current evidence supports that staffing ratios improve both recipient care and caregiver safety.
Takeaway
This study talks about how making jobs better for caregivers can also help the people they care for. It's like making sure both the helpers and the people they help are happy.
Participant Demographics
Workers from home care and nursing home organizations with leadership experience.
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