19 April 2012
Nursing home and assisted living facility care costs continued to grow while home care costs remained flat in 2011, according to Genworth Financial's 2012 edition of its annual Cost of Care Survey.
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19 April 2012
The Pioneer Network has kicked off registration for its 12th National Conference, which is entitled, "Building a Theme to a New Culture of Aging."
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19 April 2012
The Family Caregiver Alliance has published "Family Caregiving 2011: Year in Review," which is their first annual report to contain a chapter devoted entirely to direct-care workers.
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19 April 2012
A budget bill passed by the Iowa Senate last week would support training standards and career paths for the state's direct-care workforce.
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17 April 2012
A New York Times editorial published on April 15 explains that the proposed rule to extend home care workers minimum wage and overtime protections will take "Obama's engaged leadership" to ensure that the rules are actually implemented.
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12 April 2012
On April 5, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration released a National Emphasis Program in an effort to reduce illnesses and injuries in long-term care settings.
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