Quality Care/Quality Jobs
News about the direct-care workforce |
 CLASS Act and Workforce Issues Subject of Report
The current issue of the National Academy on an Aging Society's Public Policy & Aging Report is dedicated to the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program. Read more... |
 Record Set Straight on Direct-Care Workers' Skills
A guest column in the Des Moines Register by John Hale, a public policy consultant for the Iowa Caregivers Association, debunks the myth that home health care aides and other direct-care workers are low-skilled workers. Read more... |
 New Resource for Falls Prevention Awareness Day
This year, home health organizations have a new tool to mark the National Council on Aging's third annual Falls Prevention Awareness Day on September 23, the first day of fall. Read more... |
 PHI Case Study Series Showcases Another Exemplary Employer
A new case study in The Business of Caregiving, a PHI series that
highlights exemplary employer practices in the eldercare/disability
services industry, features the Los Angeles-based Ararat Nursing
Facility. 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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