Who Will Care for Us?: Long-Term Care and the Long-Term Workforce

by Paul Osterman

The number of elderly and disabled adults who require assistance with day-to-day activities is expected to double over the next twenty-five years. As a result, direct care workers such as home care aides and certified nursing assistants (CNAs) will become essential to many more families. Yet these workers tend to be low-paid, poorly trained, and receive little respect. Is such a workforce capable of addressing the needs of our aging population? In...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871546396
• ISBN13: 9780871546395
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"