Long-Term Care Surveys
The DC Coalition on Long-Term Care Workforce Committee is surveying DC residents, long-term care workers, providers, and training programs to build a fuller picture of long-term care in the District.
The surveys will help identify the barriers facing the direct care workforce, what providers and training programs need to stay sustainable, and how to better support residents as they plan for and receive care.
The responses will guide the Coalition’s data- and community-driven policy recommendations to strengthen DC’s long-term care system, so that residents get the care they need and long-term care careers can open doors to economic mobility.
Please take a few minutes to fill out the completely anonymous survey below that applies to you. Sharing the survey links with your networks is also appreciated!
Please direct any questions to Kristin Ewing, Chair of the Coalition’s Workforce Committee: kewing@dcappleseed.org
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The Coalition wants to hear from people who need care, their family and friends who help them, and those planning for future care. We want to learn how people in DC plan for, find, and receive care, and what makes it difficult.
We want to hear from:
- Residents who need care. Tell us about your own care needs. If you want, someone can help you. They can read the questions to you and mark your answers. The answers should be yours.
- Family and friends who help and support someone who needs care. Tell us about that person’s care, and about what it has been like for you to try to get care for them.
- Residents who don't need care for themself or a loved one yet, but foresee needing care in the future.
The Coalition wants to learn what current and former direct care workers in DC need! Share your experiences on the job, the challenges you face, and what would help you build a rewarding, long-term career. If you’ve left the field, the Committee wants to hear what led you to leave. Your input will help the Committee push for changes that make a real difference for direct care workers.
We want to hear from current and former workers who have provided paid care in one of these positions:
- Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)
- Home Health Aide (HHA)
- Personal Care Aide (PCA)
The Coalition wants to hear from you about what’s working, what’s challenging, and what support you need, so it can advocate more effectively for direct care training programs in the District.
We want to hear from any school, program, or organization providing training for any of the following direct care positions:
- Certified Nurse Aides (CNA)
- Home Health Aides (HHA)
- Personal Care Aides (PCA)
The Coalition wants to hear from you, so we can advocate more effectively for direct care providers: what’s working, what’s hard, and what support do you need?
We want to hear from:
- Home Care or Support Agencies
- Adult Day Health Providers
- Developmental Disabilities Waiver Service Providers
- Assisted Living Residences
- Memory Care Facilities
- Skilled Nursing Facilities
- Long-Term Care Acute Hospitals
- Hospice Providers
- Other Organizations Providing Long-Term Care and Employing Direct Care Workers
- Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IIDs)