July 17, 2008
Amy Hewitt: Direct Support Work is a Highly Skilled Job
The latest in PHI's Expert Interview Series spotlighting issues and trends affecting direct-care workers.

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July 17, 2008
PAS Center Grant Funds Continuing Research on Direct-Care Workers
A newly awarded federal grant will fund continuing research and analysis on how to strengthen and support the personal assistance services workforce.

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July 17, 2008
Opinion Leaders Rank Workforce Top Among LTC Challenges
When long-term care opinion leaders were surveyed about the challenges facing our long-term care delivery and financing system, the challenge they named most often was the workforce.

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July 17, 2008
Iowa Residents, CNAs Reap the Benefits of Consistent Assignment
''The residents come to know you better and trust you,'' says a CNA of the changes a nursing home experienced after implementing consistent assignment.

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July 11, 2008
Civil Rights Lawsuit Calls for Higher Pay for Oregon Home Care Workers
When direct-care workers and their clients can't get the support they need through government agencies, they can always try the courts.

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July 07, 2008
New Hampshire Commission to Recommend Best Practices, Employer Incentives
New Hampshire has created a commission to identify best practices in recruiting and retaining direct-care workers in home- and community-based services (HCBS).

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July 03, 2008
Iowa Broadens Health Care Coverage for DCWs
On May 13, Iowa Governor Chet Culver (pictured) signed HF 2539, a new law that will have a dramatic and lasting impact on the direct-care workforce.

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June 18, 2008
Input Wanted: CMS Creating Rating System for Nursing Homes
Nursing staff levels and other measures will soon be translated into a five-star rating system for nursing homes by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, although it is not yet clear how the data will be translated into ratings.

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June 12, 2008
Baby Boomers Prefer Paid Home Caregivers
We all know most people would rather receive long-term care services at home than in a facility. But did you know that baby boomers - at least, most of those who responded to a recent survey - would rather be helped by a paid professional than a family member?

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June 05, 2008
Editorial Calls for Better Wages, Benefits, Training for DCWs
''According to the Department of Labor, direct care is the fourth-fastest-growing job category in the nation but is noted as one of the '10 worst jobs in America,' next to those who clean portable restrooms,'' says Judith B. Clinco in an editorial in the Arizona Daily Star

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