Quality Care/Quality Jobs
News about the direct-care workforce |
 Celebrating 20 Years of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Next Monday marks the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the ground-breaking legislation that gave people with disabilities the same rights as every American. Read more... |
 Medicare Nursing Home Penalties Could Fund Direct-Care Training
Penalties paid by nursing homes that violate Medicare regulations could
be used to fund advanced training programs for direct-care
workers, if regulations proposed by CMS are implemented. Read more... |
 Money Follows the Person Demonstration Extended
A provision in the health reform law extends the Money Follows the
Person Rebalancing Demonstration program for another five years,
until 2016. Read more... |
 House Passes SECTORS Act
The act would provide grants to establish or expand "sector partnerships" to
identify and provide training that meets the sectoral needs of a
region's economy. Read more... |
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.
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