Podcast appearances and mentions of robert espinoza

Director of the Solid Waste and Recycling Division for the Teamsters, Chuck Stiles, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to talk about the record-setting contract workers at Waste Management in Chicago just approved. Stiles also talked about the work done by the Division and what this contract means for other disposal workers in the Chicagoland area. Executive Vice President of Policy for PHI, Robert Espinoza, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to talk about the work they do for direct care workers. Espinoza also discussed enhancing support for immigrant direct care workers and the economic impact that these workers could have on America.

Starting at a young age, ageism — discrimination or unjust treatment of older people based on stereotypes — shapes the way we think about ourselves and others as we age. Instead of focusing on the negative perceptions of aging, it's time we focused on the value of the wisdom, insights and life experiences older adults contribute to our communities. What if we thought of aging as an opportunity rather than a crisis? What if we had systems in place to better support all of us as we age? How would that affect our health and well-being?Robert Espinoza, executive vice president at PHI and chair-elect of the American Society on Aging, and Mary O'Donnell, president of RRF Foundation for Aging, explore how changing the way we talk about aging could help us live longer and healthier lives and what health equity could look like for older adults if it were achieved.Learn more about PHILearn more about the American Society on AgingLearn more about RRF Foundation for AgingAbout Advancing Health EquityMATTER's Advancing Health Equity podcast series focuses on unpacking the complexities of health inequities impacting the healthcare system and the health and well-being of individuals and their communities. These 20-30 minute interview-style sessions are meant to take quick dives into critical areas of health equity and answer questions like:What does health equity mean today?Where do current gaps exist in the various areas of healthcare?Where do we see intersections in care?How can technology and innovation be leveraged strategically to positively make a change?For more information, visit matter.health and follow us on social: LinkedIn @MATTERTwitter @MATTERhealthInstagram @matterhealth

On this episode of Healthy Outcomes, presented by Baker Tilly, host Mark Ross speaks with Executive Vice President of Policy at PHI, Robert Espinoza. PHI seeks to transform eldercare and disability service as the nation's leading authority on the direct-care workforce. Together, the two discuss how to professionalize and elevate direct-care workers, how to approach the challenge of recruiting and retaining those workers, and what advice Robert has for post-acute care workers. Don't miss this insightful episode of Healthy Outcomes, brought to you by Baker Tilly. Follow UsTwitter @bakertillyusFacebook @BakerTillyUSInstagram @bakertillyusPresented by Baker Tilly https://www.bakertilly.com/

Every day, nearly five million direct care workers support older adults and people with disabilities across the United States, and the critical need for this workforce is only increasing as the proportion of people over sixty-five continues to grow dramatically. Given an existing shortage of workers and a high turnover rate in the profession due to low pay, lack of training and poor management, the chances of meeting that need are low. Add in the unaffordability of these services and the difficulty many loved ones have navigating the system and it is a deeply troubling picture, according to our WorkforceRx guest Robert Espinoza, executive vice president for policy at PHI. “All of these barriers compound and create a system where it's going quickly, I think, from crisis to catastrophe,” he tells Futuro Health CEO Van Ton-Quinlivan. But while the problems are many, so are the potential solutions. Espinoza sees particular promise in several state and local initiatives including wage pass-through laws to boost worker pay, stronger training requirements and tapping into the undocumented immigrant population, which he sees as a major part of the answer. Be sure to listen to the end to learn about an innovative training program in San Francisco on which Futuro Health and PHI are collaborating, and Espinoza's ideas for leveraging the relationship between family caregivers and direct care workers.

Join Robert Espinoza, Executive Vice President of Policy at PHI and Rev. Beth Long-Higgins, VP of Engagement and Director of the Ruth Frost Parker Center for Abundant Aging at United Church Homes for a discussion aimed to reflect, address, and attract diverse population preferences in senior living communities. As many LGBTQ+ older adults have lived a lifetime of challenges and discrimination, which often persist as they enter the long-term care system, there are great opportunities for senior living leaders to consider unmet expectations from these individuals. Providers are increasingly tapping into these unmet demands by addressing barriers to promote equitable, person-centered resident engagement. Learn how your community can create safe and inclusive environments for LGBTQ+ individuals that draw on their wisdom, allow them to participate in the community, and receive the support they need as they age to finally build true person-centered care.Powered by Linked Senior.

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Did you know that about 40% of family caregivers are men? In this special episode Justin Baldoni joins Caring Across Generations' co-director Ai-jen Poo, former NFL star Devon Still, actor Nathan Kress, author & comedian Zach Anner and long-term care expert Robert Espinoza for a vulnerable, empathetic and uplifting exploration of caregiving. By opening up about their experiences giving and receiving care, they invite us to be a part of building a culture of care: where caregiving is considered a strength, and the work of care is valued, compensated, and supported. New episodes every Monday

As leaders from across the long-term care continuum continue to search for solutions to the worsening workforce shortage Robert Espinoza has a simple piece of advice: Learn more about caregivers' challenges and solve them to help them stay in the sector. Espinoza is the vice president of policy at PHI – an eldercare workforce advocacy and research group. In this episode of “Let Me Say This About That”, we explore the SAGE organization, where Espinoza once worked and his appreciation for what he learned about how a lifetime of discrimination affects a person.  We also explore his current organization, PHI.  We hope you are ready for some interesting statistics because Marla did a deep dive into a report from PHI and found some eye-opening information behind this crippling workforce scarcity.   We wrap up with some recommendations on how to help alleviate the workforce shortage and wonder if “this is the moment” when real action can take place for direct care workers.   Learn more about The Green House Project: www.thegreenhouseproject.org Learn more about Caring for the Future – The Power and Potential of America's Direct Care Workforce: https://phinational.org/resource/caring-for-the-future-the-power-and-potential-of-americas-direct-care-workforce/ Read Federal Policy Priorities for Direct Care Workforce: https://phinational.org/resource/federal-policy-priorities-for-the-direct-care-workforce/ Read the PHI brochure: https://phinational.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/PHI-General-Brochure-2020-1.pdf Learn more about SAGE: www.sageusa.org

As leaders from across the long-term care continuum continue to search for solutions to the worsening workforce shortage, Robert Espinoza has a simple piece of advice: Learn more about caregivers' challenges, and solve them to help them stay in the sector. As the vice president of policy at the eldercare workforce advocacy and research group PHI, Espinoza has a front-row seat to the litany of issues that push caregivers out of the long-term care sector or prevent them from entering in the first place: low wages, meager benefits, sexist and racist attitudes that devalue caregiving as a profession, a lack of supervision and support, and more. Espinoza joins Susan Ryan to talk not only about the problems but the solutions – all of which start by listening to workers and trying to meet their needs so that they can continue to meet the growing need for direct care. Learn more about The Green House Project: www.thegreenhouseproject.org Learn more about PHI: www.phinational.org Read PHI's latest workforce report: https://phinational.org/resource/workforce-displacement-and-re-employment-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/

Texas AFL-CIO President Leonard Aguilar was the first featured guest on today's edition of the AWF Union Podcast. Aguilar discussed the Texas Climate Jobs Project, union jobs being a pathway to the middle class for workers and the political climate in the state. PHI National Vice President of Policy Robert Espinoza was today's second guest. He spoke about the direct-care workforce being underfunded, the COVID-19 pandemic shining a spotlight on direct-care workers and the sub-par standards and conditions for workers in this sector.

Robert Espinoza works to strengthen the direct care workforce; in his role at Phi, he is the vice president of policy, overseeing research and public education. We talk about how he got interested in aging and long-term care from his own experience of watching his parents age. He tells about who direct care workers are and the essentials they play in elder care facilities. Robert and I discuss the high turnover rates associated with direct care workers, and he provides some ways to mitigate this. We finish by speculating what the direct care workforce will look like 20 years into the future.Robert's Links:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertespinoza1/Personal Website: https://medium.com/@robertespinozaPHI: https://phinational.org/

Peter Kaldes, CEO of the American Society on Aging, talks with Robert Espinoza, Vice President of Policy for PHI, about issues of equity and justice and how they intersect with the work he does as an advocate for the direct care workforce and pushing policy change in long-term care. Espinoza discusses how systemic racism has affected direct care workers and how that might be ameliorated, how immigration policy feeds into the mix of racial and social justice, and his vision for a more equitable and just world, especially as it pertains to caring for older adults.

As our population ages, we are faced with a number of policy challenges. One, in particular, stands out: how will we provide care for those who need help? Our next episode in the series around Demographic Shifts explores the policy implications of the aging population and the people who will help care for them. California expects to see its population of seniors rise from 15 to 25% in the next 40 years. While the challenge of caring for an aging population will expand as the population grows, there are real policy issues today. The Direct Care industry, which includes home care workers and care facility workers, faces many challenges. In this episode, Reem Rayef (MPP/ERG ’21) and Sarah Edwards (MPP ’20) speak with experts to unpack the challenges of today and tomorrow. Robert Espinoza from PHI National, a research and advocacy organization, shared the national perspective. Tanya Bustamante and Cuidonce Corona from Berkeley Aging Services Division ground the challenges in what is happening in Berkeley. Interested in learning more? Check out Berkeley’s Age-Friendly Plan. Read PHI’s most recent report. Stay tuned for another episode exploring Demographic Shifts and the role of policy!

LeadingAge Workforce Innovators is a production of LeadingAge's Center for Workforce Solutions. The show examines promising practices and innovations to meet workforce challenges. In this episode, Gene Mitchell interviews Robert Espinoza, vice president of policy at PHI, about PHI’s work, especially its 60 Caregiver Issues campaign that focuses on the home and community-based services workforce. Workforce Innovators is hosted by Gene Mitchell and produced by Charlie Visconage. Susan Hildebrandt leads the Center for Workforce Solutions.

Increasingly, families face stark choices when it comes to finding support for their loved ones. Adults managing care for their parents reduce their work hours, or leave work altogether, because they cannot find professional caregivers.Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI) President Jodi M. Sturgeon says, "Today, the number one challenge is finding and keeping direct care workers."Our special guest, Robert Espinoza, helps us tackle the question of the caregiving crisis in America.Robert is the Vice President of Policy at PHI, where he oversees its national policy advocacy, research, and strategic communications division. In 2015, Robert was appointed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to its Advisory Panel on Outreach and Education, as well as by the National Academy of Medicine to its Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence.His work has appeared in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CNN, Forbes, and Kaiser Health News, among other outlets, and his writing has been published in The Huffington Post, The Hill, and POLITICO.

Increasingly, families face stark choices when it comes to finding support for their loved ones. Adults managing care for their parents reduce their work hours, or leave work altogether, because they cannot find professional caregivers. Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI) President Jodi M. Sturgeon says, "Today, the number one challenge is finding and keeping direct care workers". Our special guest, Robert Espinoza helps us tackle the question of the caregiving crisis in America. Robert is the Vice President of Policy at PHI, where he oversees its national policy advocacy, research, and strategic communications division. In 2015, Robert was appointed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to its Advisory Panel on Outreach and Education, as well as by the National Academy of Medicine to its Forum on Aging, Disability and Independence. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CNN, Forbes, and Kaiser Health News, among other outlets, and his writing has been published in The Huffington Post, The Hill, and POLITICO.

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In a SaferSex4Seniors information guide, Terri Clark writes "Aging LGBT folks often face a double whammy: society's ageism as well as homophobia/biphobia/transphobia.”Furthermore, the challenges associated with poverty intensify with age – and even more so when one is lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender. What is the reason for this divide and how does it play out?Robert Espinoza (Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute) and Terri Clark (ActionAIDS) join us for a live conversation to shed some light on the challenges of LGBT aging and more importantly what it means to age with pride. ---Stay tuned for new and though-provoking insights into what it means to live your best life wherever you are on your journey - a boomer, older adult or caregiver. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel.L!KE us on Facebook.FOLLOW us on Instagram.

In a SaferSex4Seniors information guide, Terri Clark writes "Aging LGBT folks often face a double whammy: society’s ageism as well as homophobia/biphobia/transphobia.” Furthermore, the challenges associated with poverty intensify with age – and even more so when one is lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender. What is the reason for this divide and how does it play out? Robert Espinoza (Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute) and Terri Clark (ActionAIDS) join us for a live conversation to shed some light on the challenges of LGBT aging and more importantly what it means to age with pride.  --- Stay tuned for new and though-provoking insights into what it means to live your best life wherever you are on your journey - a boomer, older adult or caregiver.  SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel. L!KE us on Facebook. FOLLOW us on Instagram.