Authors: Ruth Matthias, Ph.D., Susan Chapman, Ph.D., Jordan Rickles, M.P.P., Ellen Morrison, Ph.D., Paul M. Ong, Ph.D., A.E. (Ted) Benjamin, Ph.D., Robert Newcomer, Ph.D
Date: December 8, 2003
Project: Caregiver Training Initiative: FINAL PROCESS AND OUTCOME EVALUATION REPORT
A final report prepared for the California Employment Development Department.
The proportion of Californians over age 65, 85, and even 95 will increase dramatically over the next two decades. There are not enough caregivers in California to respond to current and future demands from elderly and other populations, and this worker shortage can threaten patient safety and compromise quality of care. To address these issues, the State of California established the statewide Caregiver Training Initiative (CTI) in 2000 to help recruit, train and retain caregivers using twelve collaborative programs. Our evaluation of the CTI provides significant and some unexpected findings. Despite program time constraints and other limitations, our findings indicate that the CTI program exceeded expectations.