January 2024 Long Term Care Direct Care Workforce Survey – For the fourth year, the DC Coalition on Long Term Care has surveyed long-term care providers regarding workforce issues. This year’s survey reveals a deepening crisis due to a severe shortage of workers causing more seniors and people with disabilities to go without needed care. The crisis continues to be driven by a lack of competitive wages. The Coalition is calling upon the Mayor to use her emergency authority to allow Maryland and Virginia aides to work in DC and to allow DC CNAs to work in home health settings. The Coalition also calls upon the DC Council to enact comprehensive reforms by passing and funding the Direct Care Worker Amendment Act of 2023.
