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News about the direct-care workforce
  November 21, 2008
Tom DaschleStates Target LTC and Await Stimulus Package

Barack Obama offered the job of Health and Human Services secretary this week to former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, a proponent of universal healthcare, but LTC suffers across the country as Congress failed this week to vote on a stimulus package.

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New York StateCoping with LTC Budget Cuts -- New York

Home and community-based programs are still in jeopardy after New York lawmakers fail to act during emergency session.

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Tammy DuckworthFamilies of Young Vets Struggle with Caregiving

Statistics show that 80 percent of those wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan are in the 18-30 age range and face an entire lifetime of recovery, adding to an already strained long-term care system that lacks a stable, well-trained workforce.

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PHI Releases Adult Learner-Centered Training Guide

PHI's new training guide outlines a different approach to preparing long-term care workers for the job, drawing on the principles of adult learning.

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green houseExploring "Homey" Alternatives to Institutional Living 

Pioneer Network's new Small House Online Networking Initiative has us thinking about the available options for long-term care, including The Green House® Project.

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Aaron Toleos, Online Communications Director
atoleos@phinational.org
718-874-9035

PHI works to improve the lives of people who need home and residential care-and the lives of the workers who provide that care. Our goal is to ensure caring, stable relationships between consumers and workers, so that both may live with dignity, respect, and independence.

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