Posted on 03 June 2008. Tags: advocacy, career advancement, culture change, direct support professionals, home care workers, Interviews, nursing assistants, Oregon, personal care attendants, public policy, resources, retention, staffing levels, supervision, training, wages & benefits
“My passion for working with people with dementia, for making life better for them, has been my major motivating factor. But over time, I keep saying to myself: ‘It’s the direct-care worker, stupid,’” says Joanne Rader. “The only way to make the lives of people with dementia better is to improve the working lives of [...]
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