Public Hearing Addressing LTSS Service Delivery and Workforce Issues
Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Washington, DC - The federal Commission on Long-Term Care has scheduled its fourth public hearing on the topic: "Addressing LTSS Service Delivery and Workforce Issues." The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, August 20, 2013 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm EDT in SD-562 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC.

  • August 20th Hearing View Here

  • Official Transcript

    • The Commission will hear testimony from two panels of witnesses:

    Panel 1: Service Delivery and Provider Innovation and Issues 1:00 to 3:00 pm

    • Eric Berger
      CEO
      Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare
    • Lisa Alecxih
      SVP and Director
      Lewin Center for Aging & Disability Policy
    • Loren Colman
      Assistant Commissioner
      MN Department of Human Services, Continuing Care Administration
    • Laura Taylor
      Director of the Caregiver Support Program
      Department of Veterans Affairs

     

    Panel 2: Workforce Innovation and Issues 3:00 to 5:00 pm

    • Tracy Lustig, D.P.M., M.P.H.
      Sr. Program Officer
      Institute of Medicine
    • Suzanne Mintz
      Founder
      Family Caregiver Advocacy
    • Charissa Raynor
      Executive Director
      SEIU Healthcare NW Training Partnership and Health Benefits Trust
    • Charlene Harrington, PhD
      Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Nursing
      University of California at San Francisco

    Testimony of Eric Berger
    CEO
    Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare
    August 20, 2013

  • PowerPoint Presentation

    • Innovations and Best Practices in HCB LTSS
    Lisa Alecxih
    SVP and Director
    Lewin Center for Aging & Disability Policy
    August 20, 2013

    Testimony of Loren Colman
    Assistant Commissioner
    MN Department of Human Services, Continuing Care Administration
    August 20, 2013

  • PowerPoint Presentation

    • Testimony of Tracy A. Lustig, D.P.M., M.P.H.
    Sr. Program Officer
    Institute of Medicine
    August 20, 2013

    Testimony of Suzanne Mintz
    Founder Family Caregiver Advocacy
    August 20, 2013

    Testimony of Charissa Raynor, RN, MHSA
    Executive Director, SEIU Healthcare NW Training Partnership and Health Benefits Trust
    August 20, 2013

    Ensuring Adequate Quality and Regulation of LTSS
    Charlene Harrington, Ph.D.
    Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Nursing
    University of California at San Francisco
    August 20, 2013