Quality Care/Quality Jobs
News about the direct-care workforce |
 Extended Federal Medicaid Increase Just Steps Away
The Senate voted on August 5 to pass a federal state-aid package that includes the Federal Medical Assistance Percent (FMAP) increase. Read more... |
 Senate Addresses Inadequacies of Direct-Care Worker Jobs
Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) chaired a Senate committee hearing on August 2 entitled "Taking Care of Mom and Dad:
Why We Need a Quality Workforce to Serve Our Older Americans." Read more... |
 House Committee Passes Bill to Train Public Housing Residents
The House Committee on Financial Services has passed a bill that would fund training for public housing residents to become home health and personal care aides. Read more... |
 Sector Employment Programs Benefit Low-Income Americans, Study Finds
Local sector employment programs are effective in helping economically
disadvantaged Americans find quality jobs, according to a new study. 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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