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  August 4, 2009
report coverReport Examines Global Aging Phenomenon

A new report examines the demographic and socioeconomic effects of the unprecedented rate at which the world's population is aging.

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screenshotNursing Home Rating System Draws Mixed Response

The new five-star rating system for nursing homes has drawn a mixed response from industry and consumer groups who question its effectiveness at meeting the public's needs.

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Howard GleckmanHealth Reform Debate Includes Talk of DCWs

Direct-care workers -- twice as likely to be uninsured as other Americans -- are garnering attention in the debate over national health reform.

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Judge Blocks Home Care Unionization Vote in Missouri

A Missouri judge has temporarily blocked certification of a home care worker unionization vote in response to a suit filed by Integra Health Care.

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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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