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STATE OF CONNECTICUT TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) STATE PLAN 2021-2023  SECTION B – PART V

EFFECTIVE DATE 10/1/20 – 9/30/23  Initial Submission 12/29/20  Revision –  Page 43 EMPLOYMENT IN LONG-TERM CARE AND ELDER CARE Sec. 402(a)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (v) - The document shall indicate whether the State intends to assist individuals to train for, seek, and maintain employment— (I) providing direct care in a long-term care facility (as such terms are defined under section 2011); or (II) in other occupations related to elder care determined appropriate by the State for which the State identifies an unmet need for service personnel, and, if so, shall include an overview of such assistance.

Connecticut intends to assist individuals to train for, seek, and maintain employment through training and job placement, to the extent possible within the Jobs First Employment Services (JFES) program, providing direct care, in a long-term care facility or in other occupations related to elder care determined appropriate by the State of Connecticut for which an unmet need for service personnel, is identified by the state.

In the Jobs First Employment Services program, the Workforce Development Boards may arrange for JFES participants to become certified nursing assistants and patient care technicians. It is the intent that some of the graduates of these programs will be employed in convalescent homes or become home health aids for the elderly. The Workforce Investment Boards are required to conduct an assessment of the needs of employers in their regions. Part of the annual plan is to address the employment needs of JFES participants and employers in general. Long-term care facilities and occupations related to elder care are included in the regional assessment.