Quality Care/Quality Jobs
News about the direct-care workforce |
 Money Follows the Person Programs Hindered by Direct-Care Worker Shortage, Kaiser Reports
Almost half of the states with Money Follows the Person grants reported that an inadequate supply of direct-care workers encumbered their efforts to shift individuals from nursing institutions back into their communities. Read more... |
 Michigan Lawmakers Aim to Abolish State's EITC Program
Citing the state's budget gap, several Michigan legislators are proposing to eliminate the state's Earned Income Tax Credit program, which provides refundable tax credits to low- and moderate-income working families and individuals.
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 PHI Website Expands to Include New York State Section
A new section of the PHI PolicyWorks website has been launched to support the work of PHI New York to improve both the quality of direct-care jobs as well as the quality of care for elders and people with disabilities in New York State. Read more... |
 Video of Legislator Participating in PHI Come Care with Me Event Now Available
Massachusetts State Rep. Kate Hogan shadows a home health aide in a new video produced by the PHI Come Care with Me campaign.
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 Pioneer Network Seeks New Executive Director
The Pioneer Network, a coalition of organizations and individuals working to change the culture of aging and long-term care of elders in the U.S., is hiring an executive director. 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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