A blog sponsored by the College of Direct Support posts stories for direct support professionals, consumers, and other members of the direct support community, inviting feedback and input. On the same page, you’ll find a link to the CDS’s podcasts, which will include A Day in the Life of a DSP. Currently on that page is a [...]
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Posted on 17 July 2008.
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Iowa Residents, CNAs Reap the Benefits of Consistent Assignment
Posted on 17 July 2008.
“The residents come to know you better and trust you,” says a CNA of the changes a nursing home experienced after implementing consistent assignment. The new system also benefits the home’s direct-care workers, according to a one-page report (pdf) by the Iowa Foundation for Medical Care, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Iowa. “The staff [...]
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Civil Rights Lawsuit Calls for Higher Pay for Oregon Home Care Workers
Posted on 11 July 2008.
When direct-care workers and their clients can’t get the support they need through government agencies, they can always try the courts. That’s what Oregon resident Clay Freeman is doing in a federal civil-rights lawsuit, which would require the state to increase the base pay for some home care aides in the Oregon Home Care Commission (OHCC). [...]
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Standard Measure of Turnover Needed
Posted on 11 July 2008.
There is general agreement among policy makers and providers that high turnover rates among direct-care workers hurt care quality and need to be lowered. But we can’t even define the scope of the problem, let alone assess how effective interventions may be, without a consistent method of measuring turnover, according to a study published in [...]
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Video: Washington Governor Walks a Day in a Home Care Aide’s Shoes
Posted on 11 July 2008.
[wpyt-post]qW0QMaD9V-w[/wpyt-post] “The Baby Boom generation will need care, and most people today prefer to stay in their homes, so in order to attract and maintain people like Rosa, we need to make sure they’re paid a livable wage, that they have health care benefits and that they have the training they deserve,” Washington Governor Christine [...]
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PHI’s Bridges Chosen for Competitive Program for Emerging Leaders
Posted on 09 July 2008.
Tameshia Bridges, PHI’s Michigan senior workforce advocate, has been chosen to join a selective national network of policy and advocacy leaders. The Progressive Leadership and Advocacy Network (PLAN) is for “emerging advocacy leaders working to effect positive change for low-income women and their families.” It helps participants become more effective advocates by strengthening their leadership and [...]
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