The Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative released a report, Current and Anticipated Labor Market for Long–Term Care Workers in Bucks and Montgomery Counties, by Rose Baker and David Passmore.

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania faces many challenges in delivering affordable, accessible, and quality LTC, not the least of which is the identification, development, and maintenance of a workforce that will meet these challenges. Careful investment is required to assure an adequate current and future supply of LTC workers in Bucks and Montgomery counties.

Contained in this report are the findings of demographic, economic, and workforce analyses that the Penn State WED Initiative conducted of the LTC labor market in Bucks and Montgomery counties. This report includes current and forecasted information describing structure of the labor market for LTC workers in Bucks and Montgomery counties. The horizon for forecasts conducted is 2015.

Information about training requirements is summarized from survey responses and focus group interactions with LTC providers in Buck and Montgomery counties. Moreover, uncertainties and opportunities in the market for LTC are reviewed. Information from this report is designed to contribute to strategic planning of resources and opportunities necessary to fulfill needs for LTC workers in Bucks and Montgomery counties. Implications for action are delineated from the information provided in this report for promoting an adequate supply of LTC workers in Bucks and Montgomery counties.