PHI is working to improve the quality of eldercare and disability services by improving the jobs of direct-care workers.

Guide to Federal Grants for DCWs

Grant opportunities for states and individual employers are available now.

The national health reform legislation passed in 2010 includes several provisions related to investments in direct-care worker training and workforce development.

Find out about key opportunities for states and employers at PHI’s guide to federal grants.

PHI’s Campaign for Fair Pay

Home care workers are one of America’s fastest growing workforces — providing critical services for our elders and people with disabilities.

So why does the US Department of Labor exclude them from federal minimum wage and overtime protections — equating their work with that of “casual babysitters?”

Join PHI’s Campaign for Fair Pay and help bring an end to the companionship exemption.

Long-Term Care Report Includes Direct-Care Workforce Recommendations

Long-Term Care Report Includes Direct-Care Workforce Recommendations

26 August 2010

A recent issue of the National Academy on an Aging Society's Public Policy & Aging Report is devoted entirely to the evolution of long-term care and trend toward home- and community-based services.

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Arizona Direct-Care Worker Conference to Be Held in September

Arizona Direct-Care Worker Conference to Be Held in September

26 August 2010

The Arizona Direct Care Worker Association (ADCWA) will hold its annual fall conference in Tucson on September 29.

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