Bill > S4120

This bill, the Long-Term Care Workforce Support Act, aims to address the growing crisis in the direct care professional workforce by increasing the capacity of this workforce, improving compensation and working conditions, and strengthening protections and supports for direct care professionals. Key provisions include: - Additional Medicaid funding to states to increase compensation and improve working conditions for direct care professionals providing long-term care services. States must use the majority of this funding to increase wages and benefits for direct care professionals. - Grants to support recruitment, training, career advancement, and well-being initiatives for the direct care professional workforce. - Establishment of national direct care professional training standards and a compensation strategy to ensure these jobs provide a living wage. - Protections for direct care professionals against wage theft, unfair scheduling practices, and workplace violence. - New requirements for paid sick leave and other job benefits for covered direct care professionals. - Evaluation of the implementation and outcomes of the Act to assess its impact on workforce capacity, compensation, working conditions, and the delivery of long-term care services. Overall, the bill aims to stabilize, grow, and support the direct care professional workforce in order to ensure quality long-term care services for older adults and people with disabilities.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4120/all-info