Center for Health Workforce Studies Surveys Nursing Homes, Home Care Agencies

The Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS) at the School of Public Health, University at Albany recently ground mailed a one-page survey to nursing homes statewide, and will be mailing a survey to home care providers this week to obtain more timely information on health workforce employment. LeadingAge NY worked with CHWS on the survey questions and is encouraging its member nursing homes and home care agencies to timely complete and return the survey by fax (518-402-0252) or ground mail in the postage-paid envelope that was enclosed with the survey.

CHWS monitors annual health care employment trends in the state of New York and annually issues a report of its findings. Their most recent report, The Health Care Workforce in New York, 2015-2016: Trends in the Supply and Demand for Health Workers, can be found on their website.

The primary purpose of these brief surveys is to better understand the current recruitment and retention problems faced by nursing homes and home care agencies. Your individual answers to the survey will be kept strictly confidential, though your responses will be aggregated and reported at regional and state levels. The one-page survey should take 5-10 minutes to complete.

The survey is due back by Nov. 10, 2017. Your participation will contribute to increased understanding of current and emerging health workforce issues in New York. The final report will be released at the end of this year and will be available on CHWS’s website.

If you have any questions, please call or email Lauren Boyd at 518-402-0250 or lboyd@albany.edu.

Contact: Dan Heim, dheim@leadingageny.org, 518-867-8866