With the independence and dignity of our seniors and people with disabilities hanging in the balance, Massachusetts must be prepared to care.
Representative Kate Hogan and Senator Pat Jehlen each spent a day shadowing a direct-care worker and learning firsthand about the second largest workforce in Massachusetts.
24 October 2011
Both the Massachusetts House and Senate have passed surplus reserve bills that would provide some direct-care workers in the state with a one-time wage supplement if the state has reserve tax revenues of at least $20.6 billion by January 15, 2012. Eligible direct-care workers and human service workers who earn less than $40,000 a year [...]
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02 August 2011
PHI Massachusetts lent its support to two bills at a July 19 hearing on home and community health care provider policies, held by the Joint Committee on Public Health. “An Act Relating to Training for Certified Nurses’ Aides and Direct-Care Workers,” Senate Bill 1121, calls for a review of current training standards for home health [...]
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