Quality Care/Quality Jobs
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 CLASS Office to Be Housed at AoA
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is planning to locate the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act Office at the U.S. Administration on Aging. Read more... |
 Assisted Living Facility Deaths Ignite Training Debate
The deaths of six residents over six months at an assisted living facility in North Carolina have intensified the state's debate on the adequacy of training and supervision of unlicensed medication aides. Read more... |
 Study Compares CNA Care at Green House and Traditional Facilities
Certified nursing assistants (CNAs) working in skilled nursing facilities affiliated with The GREEN HOUSE Project spend more time on direct care than their counterparts in traditional facilities, according to a new report. Read more... |
 Jury Awards Home Care Aides Back Pay
About 22,000 home health care workers in Washington State will be awarded $57 million in back pay, the result of a Thurston County jury decision delivered on December 20.
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 Several States Boost Minimum Wage
On New Year's Day, seven states increased their minimum wage, bringing the total number of states whose minimum wage is greater than the federal minimum wage to 17, plus the District of Columbia.
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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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