ABCD Exchange : January 2000 : Resources - Long-Term Care Campaign
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Women’s Movement, Part II : Long-Term Care is a Women’s Issue
The Alzheimer’s Association recently launched a national campaign to advocate for the long-term care workforce by improving “working conditions, wages, and training for direct care workers in long term care settings.” Target areas will include higher staffing levels, improved reimbursement, and training that includes specialized dementia training. At its web site, the campaign provides compelling information about why this issue is truly a women’s issue. On its website, the campaign notes:
- Two out of three residents of nursing facilities are women. The typical resident is an 85-year old woman who enters because she lives alone or has no caregiver.
- Women are disproportionately affected by debilitating and disabling diseases of old age, such as Alzheimer’s and osteoporosis.
- More than 80 percent of unpaid family caregivers are women.
- Almost all (97%) of the professional long-term workforce are women.
For more information, contact Mike Splaine at 202.434.3744, e-mail info@ltccampaign.org or visit the website at www.ltccampaign.org. Write: P.O. Box 27394, Washington, DC 20038.
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