The Development of TCAB
November 1, 2009 | Commentary
In this editorial appearing in a special supplement to the American Journal of Nursing, two nursing leaders of the Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB) initiative review the program's history.
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Better Jobs, Better Care: Building a Strong Long-Term Care Workforce
National Program
To create changes in policy and practice that will lead to recruitment and retention of high-quality direct care workers in nursing homes and in home- and community-based settings.
The Effect of Care Team Composition on the Quality of HIV Care
February 1, 2008 | Journal Article
In this study, the authors use data from the HIV Cost Services Utilization Study, a longitudinal study of 2,864 non-hospitalized HIV-infected persons in the United States, to assess the effect of different care team compositions on quality of care.
Evaluation of Achieving Competence Today (ACT)
January 2, 2007 | Evaluation
Achieving Competence Today (ACT) was a program of Partnerships for Quality Education, a national initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Michael Yedidia, Ph.D., and Colleen Gillespie, Ph.D., of Rutgers University conducted an evaluation of ACT through a post-training survey of ACT II learners, and pre- and post-training study of ACT III learners and leaders.
Evaluation of Better Jobs, Better Care
October 1, 2010 | Survey/Poll
Better Jobs Better Care sought to change public policy and management practice to improve recruitment and retention of high-quality paraprofessional direct care workers (DCW).
The Better Jobs Better Care Management Practice Change Initiatives
September 7, 2010 | Report
The Better Jobs, Better Care demonstration provided grants and technical assistance to coalitions of providers, workers, consumers, and policy makers to improve the quality of jobs of long-term care (LTC) direct care workers (DCWs), improve recruitment and retention, and strengthen capacity to meet future demand.
Training Opportunities and Credentialing for Community Health Workers
August 18, 2011 | Program Result
SkillWorks, a Boston-Based collaborative created a workforce partnership to increase career advancement and training opportunities for community health workers and subcontracted its evaluation.
Measuring the Contributions of Nurses to High-Value Health Care
May 18, 2011 | Program Result
Creating a set of measures that would make the connection between what nurses do and the quality of care patients receive and studying their implementation in hospitals.
Better Jobs Better Care: Building a Strong Long-Term Care Workforce
April 27, 2011 | Program Result
Better Jobs Better Care supported changes in long-term-care policy and provider practices to reduce high vacancy and turnover rates among the paraprofessionals who provide direct care to older adults and to improve the quality of that care.
Oregon Works!: Promoting Change Through Person-Directed Care
April 25, 2011 | Program Result
The Oregon Works! project of Better Jobs Better Care aimed to improve recruitment and retention of direct-care workers at eight participating long-term-care sites. The union representing the state's independent home-care workers also participated.