Agricultural Economics Department
Date of this Version
5-29-2024
Document Type
Article
Citation
Houlden, C. “Aging in Place in Rural Nebraska: Homecare Worker Cooperatives.” CAP Series 24-0503, Center for Agricultural Profitability, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, May 29, 2024. DOI: 10.32873/unl.dc.cap035.
Abstract
In 2022, the Nebraska Cooperative Development Center (NCDC), in partnership with the Northwest Cooperative Development Center of Washington state, introduced a six-week Homecare Worker Cooperative Academy designed to take caregivers through the worker cooperative development process. Topics covered by the academy included democracy in the workplace, business basics, marketing and member engagement.
The impetus for the academy was the realization that Nebraska — and the U.S. as a whole — are facing a potential elder care crisis.