About the Aging Services Workforce Now Campaign 

The workforce crisis in our sector requires immediate action. There is no single solution to unprecedented workforce challenges; a wide range of ideas, policies, and solutions are needed to ensure America’s older adults and families can get the care and services they need. LeadingAge’s ongoing federal government advocacy is culminating in this new coordinated advocacy campaign—join us to take action for the aging services workforce–now! 

Aging Service Workforce Now Campaign Activity Includes:

• Congressional Virtual Briefing: Addressing the Workforce Crisis in Aging Services - July 20
• Capitol Hill Meetings 
• Virtual Day of Action - July 27
• Action Alerts series - July and August
• Administration Briefing 
• Administration Meetings 
• State-level workforce coffee chats
• Administration and Congressional letters

Policy Asks

LeadingAge is calling on Congress and the Administration to:

• Pay aging services professionals a living wage
• Offer incentives to retain and attract qualified staff
• Expand training and advancement opportunities
• Build dependable international pipelines of trained caregivers
• Enact meaningful, equitable long-term care financing

Read LeadingAge’s complete set of asks here and access these leave-behinds for Congress and the Administration, and an overview of LeadingAge’s policy asks.

Take Action

LeadingAge and our members know what can work – and we’re urging policymakers, advocates, and anyone who cares about older Americans to join providers by acting now. Here's how you can get involved:

• Action Alert: Ask Your Senators to Cosponsor CNA Lockout Legislation
• Action Alert: Ask Congress to Keep Temporary Nursing Assistant (TNA) Flexibilities
• Action Alert: Ask Congress to Support Aging Services Workforce Funding in FY23 Spending Bill
• Schedule a Coffee Chat With Your Members of Congress
• Get Ready! Virtual Day of Action - July 27

Tools and Resources

LeadingAge is making it easy to get involved in the campaign by providing a growing set of tools and resources for members and advocates:

• Social Media Toolkit 
  • Share LeadingAge Posts: The easiest way to participate is to share LeadingAge posts on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
  • Create Your Own Posts: If you’d like to create your own posts, find the text and social media graphics here.

Articles and Updates

Stay on top of the very latest campaign perspectives and activities with these articles and updates:

• LeadingAge Launches Aging Services Workforce Now Advocacy Campaign
• Support Immediate Action for the Aging Services Workforce
• LeadingAge’s All-of-Government Approach to Workforce Solutions
• Action Needed Now to Shore Up Aging Services Workforce: Findings from LeadingAge Snap Poll
• Aging Services Workforce Now: Campaign Highlights