PHI’s Media Contact
Karen Kahn
PHI Director of Communications
(978) 740-9844
KKahn@PHInational.org
Information About the Direct-Care Workforce
Who are Direct-Care Workers? (pdf 213k) — fact sheet
Who Needs Long-Term Care? (pdf 278k) — fact sheet
Occupational Projections (pdf 144k) — fact sheet
Recruitment and Retention of Paraprofessionals (pdf 706k) — presentation to the Institute of Medicine
9 Elements of a Quality Job — framework for workforce solutions
PHI National Agenda: Training and Support (pdf 267k) — policy recommendations
PHI National Agenda: Wages and Benefits (pdf 209k) — policy recommendations
Press Releases
Elders Vulnerable as Caregivers’ Real Wages Fall
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Elders Vulnerable as Caregivers’ Real Wages Fall
Gas prices depressing workers’ already low wages to near minimum wage
Bronx, NY, August 11, 2008— Contradicting the law of supply and demand, America’s personal and home care aides are seeing their real wages (adjusted for inflation) decline as demand for their services rise. [...]
America Faces Caregiving Crisis: One Million New Direct-Care Workers Needed by 2016
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America Faces Caregiving Crisis: One Million New Direct-Care Workers Needed by 2016
National Health Care Worker Advocacy Group PHI Reports on Rapid Growth in Demand for Direct-Care Workers
Bronx, NY, May 27, 2008— By the year 2016, America will need 1 million additional direct-care workers to care for its rapidly growing [...]
National Healthcare Workers’ Campaign Reports on America’s Most Dangerous Job
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National Healthcare Workers’ Campaign Reports on America’s Most Dangerous Job: Caring for the Greatest Generation
Report Shows High Rates of Injury, Inadequate Health Coverage May Result in Caregiver Shortage
Bronx, NY, May 20, 2008— Direct-care workers — those who are now caring for America’s greatest generation in nursing homes, assisted living [...]
Institute of Medicine Report Recommends Improving Direct-Care Jobs
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Institute of Medicine Report Recommends Improving Direct-Care Jobs
PHI Welcomes News, Urges Policymakers to Take Action
BRONX, NY, April 14, 2008— By 2016, America will need 1 million additional direct-care workers—home health aides, nursing aides, and personal care workers—to care for aging baby boomers and growing numbers of people with disabilities. [...]
Vermont Legislative Study Tackles Direct Care Workforce: Study Reveals that Wages, Health Coverage, Training are Keys to Retention
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Vermont Legislative Study Tackles Direct Care Workforce
Study Reveals that Wages, Health Coverage, Training are Keys to Retention
Montpelier, VT, March 25, 2008 –An impending health care crisis has not gone unnoticed in the Green Mountain State. The number of Vermonters age 65 and older is expected to double between 2005 [...]
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