September 26, 2024
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST 

Southern states have a high concentration of adults with self-care disabilities and a large gap between the availability of home care workers and the potential need for services. Low recruitment and poor retention rates due to below-average wages, physical and emotional burnout, long hours, limited employment benefits, and poor career advancement opportunities have contributed to this disparity. Although the states that make up the American South face similar challenges in sustaining an adequate direct care workforce, the region is not a monolith. This is reflected in the variations in workforce capacity between states, the divergent ways states have invested ARPA funding, and in the efforts made to maintain these investments. Efforts to expand the workforce by improving working conditions are essential for improving the quality of care for people with disabilities, particularly those from marginalized communities and underserved regions.

Join the Health Care Value Hub for an engaging webinar exploring the critical home care workforce shortage in the American South. Discover new data on workforce capacity and learn how states are tackling recruitment, retention, and working conditions to improve care for people with disabilities. Our expert panel includes Stephen McCall (Altarum), Brieanne Lyda-McDonald (North Carolina Institute of Medicine), Alene Shaheed (Florida Disability Advocate), and Teja Stokes (NASDDDS). They’ll highlight state variations, ARPA funding impacts, and the push to expand and strengthen the home care workforce in the South.

• Stephen McCall, Altarum
• Brieanne Lyda-McDonald, North Carolina Institute of Medicine
• Alene Shaheed, Florida Disability Advocate
• Teja Stokes, NASDDDS

• Presentation Slides
• Recording 

Additional Resources:

• Halperin, A., Jacobs, A. (2024). Efforts to Evaluate the Impact of ARPA HCBS Investments. Advancing States.
• Burwell, B., Dobson, C., Halperin, A., Jacobs, A., Sowers, M., Stokes, T. (2024) The Future of HCBS: A Report from the HCBS Sustainability Summit. Advancing States.