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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Characteristics of Multiple Job Holders in Long-term Care

Authors: Timothy Bates | Joanne Spetz | Laura Wagner

Topics: COVID-19, Long-Term Care

March 23, 2022
This report examines the rates of multiple job holding and characteristics of multiple job holders in the long- term care workforce.
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Utilization of Community Paramedics to Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors: Janet Coffman | Lisel Blash

Topics: COVID-19, Emerging Models and Innovations, Staffing

March 17, 2022
This report describes models of community paramedic practice that have been utilized in the US during the pandemic and discusses changes in law and regulation that would facilitate more widespread adoption of these models.
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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 Association of Race, Ethnicity, and Wages Among Registered Nurses in Long-term Care

Authors: Laura Wagner | Timothy Bates | Joanne Spetz

Topics: Long-Term Care

October 1, 2021
This article discusses wage differences between RNs working in LTC (eg, nursing homes, home health) and non-LTC settings (eg, hospitals, ambulatory care) and whether differences are associated with the characteristics of the RN workforce between and within settings.
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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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