Registered apprenticeship programs can now access federal or state funding and resources to help healthcare providers recruit and retain a qualified workforce. Yet, nursing homes and other aging services organizations have struggled to get in on the action. This could change, thanks to the federally funded Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP), which is helping providers establish new registered apprenticeships for direct care professionals nationwide.

This session, presented during the LeadingAge Leadership Summit, will describe how registered apprenticeships work and the national standards and best practices that could help them grow. Join Isaac Longobardi, project director, Robyn Stone, co-director of the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston, and Alice Bonner, senior advisor for aging at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, as they explore how registered apprenticeships have become a national model, their track record in nursing homes, and the challenges and opportunities they pose to providers of aging services.

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