Research Alerts

HWTAC disseminates the work of all of the HRSA-sponsors health workforce research centers (HWRCs) across the country. This Research Alert archive houses technical reports, research and policy briefs, journal articles, and other resources produced by the HWRCs. You can search the Research Alerts archive by a specific topic or research center. Search results are listed chronologically, with the most recent resources appearing first.

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Workforce Displacement and Re-employment During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Direct Care Workforce Recruitment and Retention

Authors: Stephen McCall | Kezia Scales | Joanne Spetz

Topics: COVID-19, Nursing, Staffing, Workforce Demand, Workforce Supply

October 20, 2021

This report explores how direct care workers and workers from similar entry-level occupations became unemployed during the COVID-19 pandemic; to what extent the skills of displaced workers align with those of direct care occupations; and how many displaced workers re-entered the workforce (including into direct care jobs) within the following year.

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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on California’s Registered Nurse Workforce: Preliminary Data

Author: Joanne Spetz | Lela Chu | Lisel Blash

Topics: COVID-19, Nursing, Workforce Demand, Workforce Supply

September 14, 2021

This report reviews the supply and demand of registered nurses in California and how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the workforce.

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The Role of Schedule Volatility in Home Health Nursing Turnover

Author: Alon Bergman | Hummy Song | Guy David | Joanne Spetz | Molly Candon

Topics: Nursing, Staffing, Workforce Supply

August 4, 2021

This article examines turnover among home health nurses, focusing on the role of schedule volatility.

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Personal Care Assistance in Rural America

Topics: Data Visualization, Rural Health, Workforce Demand, Workforce Supply

July 26, 2021

This StoryMap explores where people with disabilities who need help with self-care and daily activities live, and compare that to where Personal Care Aides (PCAs) are located. This will help to better understand if there are enough PCA workers available where they are needed.

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Impact of Electronic Visit Verification on Personal Care Services Workers and Consumers in the United States

Author: Jacqueline Miller | Mary Lou Breslin | Susan Chapman

Topics: Health Information Technology, Medicaid

July 22, 2021

This report investigates if Electronic Visit Verification (EVV), in representative states, acts as a barrier, facilitator, or a promising practice in terms of supporting and advancing choice, control, community living, and participation for disabled individuals who receive Medicaid PCS.

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