The following are the BJBC research and demonstration tools listed in the catalogue that are available through the BJBC Web site. Information on where to obtain the other catalogue tools can be found on the individual tool profiles pages in the catalogue.

Training

• Better Jobs Better Care (BJBC) Bingo



• Creating Solutions: Handling Culturally Complex Situations in a LTC Setting - This tool is available
  from Vicky Parker, (617) 414-1394



• Occupational Profile for the Entry-Level Direct Care Worker across Aging Services



• Occupational Profile for the Advanced Direct Care Worker across Aging Services



• CareWell: Training Compassionate and Skilled Caregivers (available November 2008)

Beyond Basics in Dementia Care Training

• Course Director Handbook



• Evaluation



• Student Portfolio

Beyond Basics in Palliative Care

• Course Director Handbook



• Student Portfolio

Resource Guides

• Getting Ready: Focusing on Cultural Competence in Long-Term Care Organizations



• Case Study Analysis of the Retention Specialist Program



• Domains of Person-Directed Care



• Strategies for Recruiting and Retaining Direct Care Workers in Residential Care and Assisted Living Facilities



• Outreach and Presentation Guide for Direct Care Workers



• Approaches to Achieving Stable Hours & Income for Home Care Workers



• Sustaining and Nourishing Peer Mentor Programs



• Solutions You Can Use: Transforming the Long-Term Care Workforce



• A Crisis with a Solution: Transforming the Long-Term Care Workforce - Video



• Stand Up and Tell Them: Views from the Frontline in Long-Term Care - Video



• Stand Up and Tell Them: Views from the Frontline in Long-Term Care - Order Form



• Communications Toolkit

Assessment Tools

• The Retention Specialist Program: Organizational Assessment Report Form



• Staff Assessment Tool - Person-Directed Care



• Personal Care Attendant Standards, Critical Tasks and Performance Indicators



• Achieving Staff Stability Using Data Driven Decisions to Re-Examine Industry Norms (Full Report)



• Achieving Staff Stability - Drilling Down Human Resource Data - Blank Form



• Achieving Staff Stability- Drilling Down Human Resource Data - Sample Data



• Achieving Staff Stability - Financial Incentives Work Sheet - Blank Form



• Achieving Staff Stability - Financial Incentives Work Sheet - Sample Data

Surveys

• Job Diagnostic Survey and Organizational Cultural Competence Survey



• The Retention Specialist Program: Case Study Protocol



• The Retention Specialist Program: Certified Nursing Assistant Questionnaire



• Older Workers in Direct Care: Nursing Home Telephone Survey Questionnaire



• Older Workers in Direct Care: Home Health Agency Telephone Survey Questionnaire



• Older Workers in Direct Care: Older Worker Telephone Questionnaire



• Better Jobs Better Care Direct Care Worker Job Survey



• Better Jobs Better Care Supervisor Survey



• Better Jobs Better Care Clinical Manager Survey Baseline and Follow-up Versions



• In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Caregiver Questionnaire



• In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS): Caregiving Qualitative Interview Guide

Reports

• Vermont Adult Day Services: Emerging Best Practices in Recruitment and Retention of Direct Care Workers

Policy

• Philosophy Statement on Person-Centered Care - State Statute