Campaign to Address the Long-term Care Crisis in the Valley

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Round Tables to Set Campaign Priorities

In the Fall of 2007, KVO organized a campaign of round-table discussions to bring together all those affected by long-term care – whether as consumers, family caregivers, workers, or future consumers – to share their stories and prioritize concerns. In October, eight churches and care providers in four communities held round tables that brought together more than 100 people.

The KVO Long-term Care Strategy Team – made up of volunteer leaders from KVO member and potential member groups – examined the more than 30 top concerns to emerge from the round-table meetings and saw two overarching priorities:

1. Improve care by improving the pay, benefits and recognition of direct care workers;


2. Support consumers and caregivers (paid and unpaid) through education, awareness, and cooperative initiatives.

The Long-term Care team continued meeting regularly to research, plan and coordinate strategies to make systemic changes addressing those top priorities.