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  January 15, 2009

Dr. Jack ResnickDirect-Care Workers 'Crucial' to Home-Based Care, Says Doctor

"They're crucial. They are there every day. They're more important than me or the nurses, really," says Dr. Jack Resnick.

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michigan fact sheet PHI Fact Sheet Examines Michigan's Direct-Care Workforce

While demand for workers is at a historic high, the labor pool is shrinking and poor job quality is adding to the difficulty of attracting and keeping new workers.

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EITC PHI Launches Tax Credit Campaign in Michigan

Direct-care workers in Michigan could keep up to $5,306 at tax time through the state and federal Earned Income Tax Credits.

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Aaron Toleos, Online Communications Director
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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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