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Department Seeks to Reinvigorate Direct‑Care Workforce With Registry and Training Hub
Summary
DDAIL told the committee it has issued an RFP for a direct care workforce registry and will use Rural Health Transformation funds to sustain the effort; members asked whether Chittenden County nursing homes can benefit from a centralized LNA training hub and the department agreed to clarify scope.
The department highlighted a multi‑pronged approach to addressing direct care workforce shortages, including technical assistance from the national direct care workforce strategy center, an RFP released in November for a workforce registry, and the "Careers in Caring" outreach campaign that generated 120,000 web visits and about 200 outreach inquiries.
Commissioner Bowen said the registry work is built into the Rural Health Transformation program so it can continue beyond the initial implementation. "We released an RFP for the registry in November," a department official told the committee, and 17 facilities have so far joined initial efforts.
Representative questions focused on whether nursing homes in Chittenden County could access rural transformation funds directly. Department staff said the county cannot apply directly for rural transformation funds under the program design, but a centralized training hub or hybrid training model could serve facilities across the state. Staff agreed to confirm eligibility and report back to the committee.
Committee members also discussed LNA training, placement and how centralized or shared approaches could be structured to reach counties that do not directly qualify for rural funding.
