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(04/08) Georgia State University’s Gerontology Institute issues report on direct care staff in assisted living facilities

Direct care workers in assisted living facilities in Georgia expressed satisfaction with their jobs, but not with their pay or opportunities for advancement, according to a two-year study of 45 assisted living facilities in Georgia that involved 400 interviews and 369 site visits.  In addition to evaluating predictors of turnover and actual turnover, the study made a series of recommendations for policy and practice.  These recommendations included improving racial and ethnic sensitivity in the workplace, maintaining staffing levels that allow manageable workloads, ensuring opportunities for a full work week, and increasing compensation to workers (such as salary increases, financial incentives, and health coverage).  The Gerontology Institute, Georgia State University, Maximizing Satisfaction and Retention of Direct Care Staff in Assisted Living.

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ALCA's major areas of focus include:
  • Developing a definition of "assisted living" that adequately informs consumers and others as to the type of care that can be provided, while allowing for appropriate variations from one assisted facility to another;
  • Advocating for laws, regulations and practices that advance both resident choice and strong consumer protections;
  • Developing high, universal standards relating to services, staffing, residents' rights, and other important aspects of assisted living care;
  • Ensuring strong enforcement and oversight systems on federal and state levels to protect consumers and assure quality;
  • Promoting affordable and accessible assisted living, including equal treatment of those consumers receiving financial assistance from Medicaid or other public programs; and
  • Protecting consumers' civil liberties, including freedom from discrimination based on real or perceived disability, race or sexual orientation.
 
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