Quality Care/Quality Jobs
News about the direct-care workforce |
 Court Decision Is Victory for CA Home Care Workers
A federal appeals court in California invalidated past budget cuts that would
have substantially reduced wages for In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)
direct-care workers.
Read more and comment |
 CNA Training Programs in Nursing Homes on the Decline
Fewer nursing homes are offering training programs
for certified nursing assistants, forcing aspiring CNAs to
acquire unreliable and expensive outside training, according to a report in The Gerontologist. Read more and comment |
 Home Care Workers' Struggle to Afford MA Health Premiums Spotlighted
A cover story in Workforce Management focuses on the effects of Massachusetts health reform on low-wage workers -- particularly home health care workers. Read more and comment |
 Culture-Change Symposium Held in Western New York
The Western New York Alliance for Person-Centered Care (WNYAPCC) held a region-wide symposium on culture change and person-centered care on March 10. Read more and comment |
Deane Beebe, Director of Public Education and Media Relations
dbeebe@phinational.org718.928.2033 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. |
