As a member of the Eldercare Workforce Alliance (EWA), NASW played a central role in developing EWA’s recently released issue brief, End-of-Life Care: Preparing the Eldercare Workforce, published in March. Increasing the number of health care professionals specializing in geriatrics, gerontology, and palliative care will improve health care delivery as we age and at the end of life. Ensuring that the entire health care workforce understands the basic principles of these specialties will also improve care. Download the issue brief to learn about the role of the health care workforce serving older adults at the end of life.
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In October 2017 NASW participated in the National Research Summit on Care, Services, and Supports for Persons with Dementia and Their Caregivers, held at the National Institutes of Health. The goal of the research summit was to identify what is known and needed to accelerate the development, evaluation, translation, implementation, and scaling up of comprehensive care, services, and supports for persons with dementia, families, and other caregivers. The summit focused on research that is needed to improve quality of care and outcomes across care settings, including quality of life and the lived experience of persons with dementia and their caregivers. Presenters included NASW members María Aranda, Elizabeth Gould, Darby Morhardt, and Sheryl Zimmerman.
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