Quality Care/Quality Jobs
News about the direct-care workforce |
 Families USA Conference Focuses on Home Care Workforce
Consumer advocates' interest in long-term services and supports is growing, as evidenced by several workshops at Health Action 2011, Families USA's annual consumer action conference. Read more... |
 Proposed Cuts to California IHSS Could Face Legal Challenges
California would face legal risks if proposed cuts to its In-Home Supportive Services program are enacted, according to a January 25 report issued by the state's nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office.
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 People with Low Incomes Can Get Help Paying for Medicare
Whether retired or employed, low-income direct-care workers who have Medicare due to age or disability may be eligible for help to pay their out-of-pocket costs. Read more... |
 Living in a Nursing Home: What Matters Most
The January issue of PHI Training & Organizational Development News includes the last installment of a four-part series on what matters most to elders living in nursing homes. 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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