The Direct Care Workforce Initiative

Jean Holt of Hollis provokes a laugh from her mother as they explain why it is important for them to have the same, reliable paraprofessional visit  94-year-old Edith every day. A reliable workforce is likely to be a growing problem as New Hampshire's elderly population increases - an issue explored in the Loan Fund's paper, Home Alone in New Hampshire.

• The initiative's goal is to improve the quality of jobs for low-wage  paraprofessional workers in nursing homes and in home care  so experienced workers are retained, and a higher quality of care and support is delivered to people who are elderly and disabled.

• Best practices are tested at Quality Care Partners(QCP), our home care agency based in Manchester; and at sites associated with the Northern New England LEADS Institute and the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute.

Want to know more?

Home Alone in New Hampshire

To understand why New Hampshire is facing a workforce shortage in home health care, disability services and nursing homes, read or download our new report,   Home Alone in New Hampshire.

Or email Terry Lochhead, Director of the Direct Care Workforce Initiative.