Better Jobs Better Care
Better Jobs Better Care (BJBC), a $15.5 million research and demonstration program funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Atlantic Philanthropies, was designed to help reduce high vacancy and turnover rates among direct care professionals in long-term services and supports (LTSS) settings and to improve workforce quality. The BJBC program, managed by LeadingAge, funded grants for state demonstration, applied research, and evaluation projects. BJBC ended in 2008, but its findings still influence current efforts to strengthen the LTSS workforce.
For more information, contact: Robyn Stone or Natasha Bryant.
PROJECT RESOURCES
(2008)
Researchers examined findings from eight BJBC research projects and what they mean for providers of aging services.
(2008)
A compilation of the tools and resources developed by BJBC and BJBC grantees.
(Special Issue of The Gerontologist, July 2008)
An overview of the research findings of the Better Jobs Better Care initiative.
(April 2007)
This issue brief provides examples of aging services organizations that have created more understanding, supportive, and positive work environments.
(FutureAge, March/April 2007)
This issue of FutureAge magazine offers information about BJBC findings and lessons learned.
(January 2006)
This issue brief highlights five successful partnerships between providers of aging services and workforce development networks.
(May 2005)
This issue brief focuses on the intersection of family and paid care—what it looks like and how it could be shaped to promote high-quality long-term services and supports.
(April 2005)
This paper describes the challenge of designing effective quality incentive payment systems in the LTSS sector.
(October 2004)
This report examines turnover costs in the direct care workforce, presents a framework for measuring those costs, and explains why they are important to track.
(August 2004)
This issue brief describes how and why Quality Improvement Organizations are becoming partners in efforts to improve LTSS quality by improving the quality of direct-care jobs.
(January 2004)
This issue brief examines how to encourage, utilize, and value the participation of direct care professionals in worker associations, unions, and employer-initiated workplace change initiatives.
(October 2003)
This issue brief describes the structure, practices, and factors leading to the success of multi-stakeholder coalitions seeking to improve job conditions and work environments for direct care professionals.