Worker Training and Support: A First Step in Improving Long Term Home Care Services. Final Report of the Marin Home Care Placement Project

摘要

The project's goal was to enhance the supply and quality of paraprofessional home care workers in Marin County by increasing their job skills, their retention rate and their job satisfaction. The objectives were to: (1) develop an administrative structure for the home care placement demonstration project; (2) develop home care worker referral mechanisms between existing programs in Marin County and the Home Care Placement Project; (3) develop a 28-hour introductory, hands-on training curriculum for entry-level home care workers and train 60 persons; (4) provide newly trained home care workers with a supportive mentor program; (5) develop potential career ladders for entry-level home care workers; (6) implement an independent evaluation of the Home Care Placement Project; (7) disseminate the demonstration project's results in the form of this final report.