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We all know that improving wages and benefits for direct-care workers would benefit not only the workers and their families but also the consumers who depend on them – not to mention the employers who often struggle to recruit and retain them. But who knew it could also be good for the insurance business? In [...]

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“More and more LTC leaders are changing their workplace practices, de-institutionalizing their physical environments, and embracing person-directed care in order to get to the next level in terms of quality,” says the August cover story for Provider magazine. The article explores this phenomenon, looking at why there is “a general consensus that it is more [...]

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Download Release as PDF PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Honor Direct-Care Workers with Raises as well as Roses PHI releases data on personal and home care aide wages in 50 states Bronx, NY, September 8, 2008— Bronx, NY—In honor of the invaluable work that America’s caregivers engage in everyday, Congress has declared September 8-12, 2008, [...]

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Getting real about retention This is the fourth in a series of PHI Expert Interviews, which bring you insights from four senior PHI staff. They’re an impressive group — among the nation’s leading experts on long-term care’s direct-care workforce — and collectively they’ve spent decades studying the challenges facing the workforce and how to address [...]

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Details and registration information PHI’s Health Care for Health Care Workers (HCHCW) campaign invites direct-care workers and their allies in Pennsylvania to a conference on October 3. Conference registration is open through September 19. Exhibitor registrations will be accepted through September 12 or until exhibit space is sold out. Empowering Our Future will bring together [...]

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The final report’s executive summary A research brief outlining the study’s findings (pdf) The implementation manual (pdf) Home health agencies that want to improve staff retention and client outcomes will find some unexpected results and useful lessons in a report recently posted to the US HHS/ASPE Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy website. Home [...]

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