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Project

Real Choice

Center:

AR-University of Arkansas Partners, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2003

Contact Information:

Vanessa Krause
[email protected]
501-912-4760

Project Description:

Providers of Developmental Disability and Aging & Adult Services are reporting an annual turnover of 40-70% in frontline Direct Care workers. The purpose of the Real Choice project is to develop and implement strategies to elevate the status, image and benefits of the occupation of frontline workers caring for persons in the aging community and persons with disabilities in order to strengthen recruitment and retention of those workers. An improvement in consumer access to quality care is the desired outcome of efforts to strengthen recruitment and retention. The methodology will be to implement a statewide public awareness campaign to recruit and retain frontline workers, in cooperation with efforts made under the Personal Assistance Services and Supports (PASS) grant from the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services.

Keyword(s):

Direct Support Professional, Workforce Crisis, Recruitment

Core Function(s):

Developing & Disseminating Information

Area of Emphasis

Quality Assurance, Employment-Related Activities, Quality of Life

Target Audience:

General Public

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Limited English

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State