Host Mairead Painter discusses several issues surrounding staffing challenges in long term care communities from the perspective of her role as Long Term Care Ombudsman for the state of Connecticut and on a Federal level. Not only does she answer pertinent questions, but also offers hope for making positive changes for staff members to ensure quality of care.
Information you will learn includes;
- Challenges seen before and after the pandemic.
- Staff ratio requirements for individualized needs and continuity of care.
- Creating career ladders by offering continuing education for direct care workers.
- Appropriate and standardized training.
- Engaging the young to a career path in long term care in order to increase the workforce for a growing population.
Mairead encourages listeners to send ideas, suggestions and comments through her podcast Facebook page @YourCareYourRightsYourVoicePodcast
Mairead Painter is the Long Term Care Ombudsman for the state of Connecticut and a leader who is building strong community ties in the challenging area of long term care. She brings her expertise to address issues and solutions to Your Care-Your Rights-Your Voice podcast.
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Resources:
Connecticut Long Term Care Ombudsman Program
National Consumer Voice for Quality Long Term Care
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