The CSG National Long-Term Care Workforce Network consists of an ever-expanding roster of state legislative and executive branch officials from around the country, academic researchers, subject matter experts and representatives from a variety of stakeholder groups in the long-term care space. In 2023, the Network convened monthly for state leaders to establish and pursue shared goals and strategies for addressing long-term care workforce challenges. Topics included:

• The work of the Moving Forward Nursing Home Quality Coalition
• The dementia care workforce
• The nursing home clinician workforce
• The home care workforce
• How states are building and expanding career pathways for those in long-term care
• Workforce development initiatives
• Workforce challenges and opportunities explored by state affiliates of the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living

The Network’s discussions expanded on a number of the state strategies to support long-term care workers identified in CSG’s Long-Term Care Policy Guide, including:

• Increasing compensation and employment supports.
• Enhancing training and education.
• Facilitating career advancement, including the development of career ladders and lattices.
• Expanding the pipeline of potential workers through more aggressive recruitment and retention initiatives.
• Improving data collection.
• Identifying state strategies to support informal family caregivers.

Welcoming all those with an interest in long-term care workforce policy, the Network is open to all those wishing to join. Interested parties can complete an online survey and provide an email address to be added to the Network mailing list and stay abreast of future Network activities.