PHI is headquartered in Bronx, NY.
A national strategy center for the direct-care workforce.
PHI has national and regional staff across the country.
Improving wages is critical to recruitment and retention.
Nearly 30% of direct-care workers are uninsured.
Improving direct-care jobs will rebuild our economy.
Quality care requires an investment in better training.
States need hard data to make effective policy choices.
Providers should be rewarded for superior performance.
Workers & consumers need support to make consumer direction work.
Key statistics on the direct-care workforce.
Direct-care jobs constitute a $56 billion economic engine.
The workforce is projected to reach 4.3 million by 2018.
1.2 million workers will be age 55+ by 2018.