Maine health care advocates are rallying in support of LD-400, a bill that would increase funding for home-based services and call on government agencies to develop a unified budget for the delivery of long-term care to elders and disabled adults (Bangor Daily News, March 3). On March 3, advocates gathered in the state Legislature’s Health [...]
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PRESS RELEASE: Report Offers Workforce Data Collection Recommendations for LTC
Posted on 17 March 2009.
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release New Recommendations Call for States to Strengthen Long-Term Care Services by Collecting Workforce Data State policymakers grappling with soaring demand for eldercare and disability services, particularly in home and community-based settings, face an enormous challenge: maintaining a stable, skilled direct-service workforce that can deliver quality services to consumers.
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PHI’s Dawson, Seavey Speak at IOM Symposium
Posted on 13 March 2009.
PHI’s president and its director of policy research both spoke at the March 12 Institute of Medicine (IOM) symposium called “Health Reform for an Aging America.” The IOM released a report in April of 2008 titled Retooling for an Aging America: Building the Health Care Workforce, which provided policy recommendations to help prepare America’s health [...]
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Wisconsin DCW Speaks at IOM Symposium
Posted on 13 March 2009.
When we spoke with Wisconsin direct-care worker Tracy Dudzinski before she took part in this week’s IOM symposium, she seemed a little intimidated about speaking in front of such an esteemed audience of policy professionals and health care advocates. “It’s scary, but wonderful,” said the Wisconsin mother of four, who became a direct-care worker in [...]
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INTERVIEW – Nathan & Dylan: Relationship is Heart of Quality Care (part two)
Posted on 13 March 2009.
This is the second story in a two-part series about the unique relationship shared between a young man and his young caregiver (go to part one). NOTE: Nathan/Dylan slideshow at bottom. Meaningful work Nathan has never walked and cannot use his arms. He must be bathed, fed, and lifted from couch to chair to bed. [...]
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VIDEO: Home Care Advocates Rally at MA State House
Posted on 12 March 2009.
[wpyt-post]yT7eV69zEh0[/wpyt-post] Over 250 people attended a rally at the Massachusetts State House to demand that Gov. Deval Patrick reverse budget cuts that would deprive seniors of certain prescription drug benefits and reduce funding for subsidized housing. The advocates also asked for clarity on how Massachusetts will use federal stimulus funds to bolster home care and [...]
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