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News about the direct-care workforce
  December 16, 2009
Health Reform logoSenate Amendment Makes Direct-Care Workforce a Priority Occupation
The Senate health reform bill would create a special commission to support the health care workforce.

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ApprenticesPHI Compiles Apprenticeship Resources
Resources pertaining to the Department of Labor's Registered Apprenticeship training model for direct-care jobs are now conveniently gathered in one place -- on the PHI website.

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Alameda courthouseCA Court Halts Expanded IHSS Criminal Conviction Regulations

An California Superior Court issued a temporary restraining order to halt the state from using stricter criteria that would disqualify certain individuals from working as IHSS providers.

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Disabled elderDisability Increasing Among Elders
A study published in the January 2010 issue of the American Journal of Public Health concludes that older Americans face increasing rates of disability.

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Deane Beebe, Director of Public Education and Media Relations
dbeebe@phinational.org
718.928.2033

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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