From McKnight's:
An extensive new bill introduced Wednesday by Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI),
chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Aging, addresses the
workforce crisis. It would provide funding and expand training in
geriatrics and long-term care for healthcare workers.
The "Retooling the Health Care Workforce for an Aging America Act"
would increase funding for grants in geriatrics at health professions
schools, support additional training in geriatrics for nurses, and
require government studies on workforce needs in long-term care. It
also would establish tuition stipends to allow direct care workers in
long-term care to acquire nursing degrees, among other provisions. The
legislation follows several studies that have uncovered dire shortages
in the nursing workforce and ranks of nursing educators. It amends
several acts and calls for additional research.
An extensive new bill introduced Wednesday by Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI),
chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Aging, addresses the
workforce crisis. It would provide funding and expand training in
geriatrics and long-term care for healthcare workers.
The "Retooling the Health Care Workforce for an Aging America Act"
would increase funding for grants in geriatrics at health professions
schools, support additional training in geriatrics for nurses, and
require government studies on workforce needs in long-term care. It
also would establish tuition stipends to allow direct care workers in
long-term care to acquire nursing degrees, among other provisions. The
legislation follows several studies that have uncovered dire shortages
in the nursing workforce and ranks of nursing educators. It amends
several acts and calls for additional research.
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