Recent Publications

NATIONAL RESOURCES

• Health Reform Facts 1: Workforce Development and Training Opportunities for Direct-Care Workers (pdf)
• Health Reform Facts 2: Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (pdf)
• Health Reform Facts 3: Small Business Benefits Available to Eldercare/Disability Services Employers (pdf)
• Health Reform Facts 4: Early Coverage Options for Direct-Care Workers and Their Families (pdf)
• PHI Recommendations for 2011 Reauthorization of the Older Americans Act (pdf)
• Summary of Direct-Care Worker and Long-Term Care Provisions in Federal Health Reform (pdf)
• Preparing America to Care: Health Care Reform Must Strengthen Eldercare Services (pdf)
• State-by-State Projected Demand for New Direct-Care Workers, 2006-16 (pdf)
• State Nurse Aide Training Requirements, 2009
• Coverage for Caregivers: Lessons from Massachusetts Health Reform (pdf)
• Plan, Implement, Study, Act: Using the PHI Learning Cycle in Northern New England (pdf)
• “Beyond Shovel-Ready Jobs” Flyer & Information Pack (pdf)
  
• State Chartbook on Wages for Personal and Home Care Aides, 1999-2009 (pdf)
• FACTS 1 — Occupational Projections for Direct-Care Workers 2008-2018 (pdf)
• FACTS 2 — Eldercare/Disability Services: Untapped Engine for Job Creation & Economic Growth (pdf)
• FACTS 3 — Who Are Direct-Care Workers? (pdf)
• FACTS 4 — Health Care Coverage for Direct-Care Workers: 2008 Update (pdf)
• The Direct-Care Worker at a Glance (pdf)

STATE FACT SHEETS

• Maine’s Direct-Care Workforce (pdf)
• Pennsylvania’s Direct-Care Workforce (pdf)
• Michigan’s Direct-Care Workforce (pdf)
• Vermont’s Direct-Care Workforce (pdf)
• Massachusetts’ Direct-Care Workforce (pdf)
• Iowa’s Direct-Care Workforce (pdf)
• Illinois’ Direct-Care Workforce (pdf)
• New York City’s Home Care Workforce (pdf)

NATIONAL REPORTS

• Costs and Benefits of In-Home Supportive Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities: A California Case Study (pdf)
• The 2007 National Survey of State Initiatives on the Direct-Care Workforce: Key Findings (pdf)
• The Need for Monitoring the Long Term-Care Direct Service Workforce & Recommendations for Data Collection (pdf)
• A Synthesis of Direct Service Workforce Demographics and Challenges Across Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, Aging, Physical Disabilities, and Behavioral Health (pdf)

NATIONAL POLICY PLATFORM

• PHI National Policy Plank on Wages & Benefits (pdf)
• PHI National Policy Plank on Training & Support (pdf)
• PHI National Policy Plank on Workforce Data Collection & Monitoring (pdf)
• PHI National Policy Plank on Consumer Direction & Family Caregiving (pdf)
• PHI National Policy Plank on Quality Assurance (pdf)

TESTIMONY

• Comments on the Reauthorization of the Older Americans Act, 2/25/10 (pdf)

Direct-Care Worker Compensation

WAGES

• FACTS 3 — Who Are Direct-Care Workers? (pdf)
• The Direct-Care Worker at a Glance (pdf)
• PHI National Policy Plank on Wages and Benefits (pdf)
• State Chartbook on Wages for Personal and Home Care Aides, 1999-2009 (pdf)
• Testimony of Dr. Dorie Seavey Before House Committee on Fair Home Health Care ACT (video); Written Testimony (pdf)
• Paying for Quality Care: State and Local Strategies for Improving Wages and Benefits for Personal Care Assistants (pdf)
• State Wage Pass-Through Legislation: An Analysis (pdf)

HEALTH INSURANCE

• Health Reform Facts 2: Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (pdf)
• Health Reform Facts 3: Small Business Benefits Available to Eldercare/Disability Services Employers (pdf)
• Health Reform Facts 4: Early Coverage Options for Direct-Care Workers and Their Families (pdf)
• Summary of Direct-Care Worker and Long-Term Care Provisions in Federal Health Reform (pdf)
• Preparing America to Care: Health Care Reform Must Strengthen Eldercare Services (pdf)
• FACTS 4 — Health Care Coverage for Direct-Care Workers: 2008 Update (pdf)
• Coverage for Caregivers: Lessons from Massachusetts Health Reform (pdf)
• Is New York Prepared to Care?: A Comprehensive Coverage Solution for Home Care Workers (pdf)
• Health Insurance Coverage of New York State’s Home Care Aides: Findings from a 2008 Survey of Home Care Agencies Outside of New York City (pdf)
• PHI National Policy Plank on Wages and Benefits (pdf)
• The Invisible Care Gap: Caregivers Without Coverage (pdf)
• Coverage Models from the States: Strategies for Expanding Health Coverage to the Direct-Care Workforce (pdf)
• Health Insurance Vital to Job Retention (pdf)
• The Facts About a Critical Gap in Long-Term Care: Caregivers Without Coverage (pdf)
• Expanding Coverage for Caregivers: A Checklist for State Health Reform (pdf)
• State-Based and General Fact Sheets
• Other National Resources

Training & Credentialing

• Health Reform Facts 1: Workforce Development and Training Opportunities for Direct-Care Workers (pdf)
• PHI National Policy Plank on Training and Support (pdf)
• Providing Personal Care Services to Elders and People with Disabilities (Curriculum)
• Coaching Supervision: Introductory skills for supervisors in home and residential care (Curriculum)
• Employing, Supporting and Retaining Your Personal Assistant: An Orientation Workshop for People with Disabilities (pdf)
• State Nurse Aide Training Requirements, 2009
• Long-Term Care Training, Support & Career Development Network: A Blue Print for the Future (pdf)
• The Role of Training in Improving the Recruitment and Retention of Direct-Care Workers in Long-Term Care (pdf)
• Training Quality Home Care Workers: A PHI Technical Series Publication (pdf)

Jobs & the Economy

• Preparing America to Care: Health Care Reform Must Strengthen Eldercare Services (pdf)
• State-by-State Projected Demand for New Direct-Care Workers, 2006-16 (pdf)
• “Beyond Shovel-Ready Jobs” Flyer & Information Pack (pdf)
• FACTS 2 — Eldercare/Disability Services: Untapped Engine for Job Creation and Economic Growth (pdf)
• FACTS 1 — Occupational Projections for Direct-Care Workers 2008-2018 (pdf)
• The Business Case for Investing in Staff Retention: Can You Afford Not To? (pdf)
• The Cost of Frontline Turnover in Long-Term Care (pdf)
• Engaging the Public Workforce Development System: Strategies for Investing in the Direct Care Workforce (pdf)

Public Payment & Procurement

• Costs and Benefits of In-Home Supportive Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities: A California Case Study (pdf)
• PHI National Policy Plank on Quality Assurance (pdf)
• Reimbursement Practices and Issues in Vermont’s Long-Term Care Programs (pdf)
• Paying For Quality Care: State and Local Strategies for Improving Wages and Benefits for Personal Care Assistants (pdf)
• State Wage Pass-Through Legislation: An Analysis (pdf)

Workforce Policy

WORKFORCE MONITORING

• The Need for Monitoring the Long Term Care Direct Service Workforce and Recommendations for Data Collection
• PHI National Policy Plank on Workforce Monitoring and Data Collection (pdf)

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS

• Health Reform Facts 1: Workforce Development and Training Opportunities for Direct-Care Workers (pdf)
• The 2007 National Survey of State Initiatives on the Direct-Care Workforce: Key Findings (pdf)
• Why Workforce Development Should Be Part of the Long-Term Care Quality Debate (pdf)
• Addressing New York City’s Care Gap: Aligning Workforce Policy to Support Home-and-Community Care (pdf)
• Engaging the Public Workforce Development System: Strategies for Investing in the Direct Care Workforce (pdf)
• PHI Guide to Accessing Federal Recovery Act Funds

Consumer Direction & Family Caregiving

• Costs and Benefits of In-Home Supportive Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities: A California Case Study (pdf)
• PHI National Policy Plank on Consumer Direction and Family Caregiving (pdf)
• Employing, Supporting and Retaining Your Personal Assistant: An Orientation Workshop for People with Disabilities (pdf)
• Family Care and Paid Care: Separate Worlds or Common Ground? (pdf)
• Consumer Direction of Personal Assistance Services in Medicaid: A Review of Four State Programs (pdf)
• Bridging the Gaps: State and Local Strategies for Ensuring Backup Personal Care Services (pdf)
• Expanding the Registry Concept: Creating Access to Care for Consumers and Employment for Care Workers (pdf)
• Selected State Registry Websites (pdf)

Recruitment & Retention

• Plan, Implement, Study, Act: Using the PHI Learning Cycle in Northern New England (pdf)
• 12 Steps for Creating a Culture of Retention: A Workbook for Home- and Community-Based Long-Term Care Providers (pdf)
• The Guaranteed Hours Program: Ensuring Stable, Full-Time, Direct Care Employment (pdf)
• Recruitment and Retention of Paraprofessionals: An IOM Presentation (pdf)
• Finding and Keeping Direct Care Staff (pdf)
• The Role of Training in Improving the Recruitment and Retention of Direct-Care Workers in Long-Term Care (pdf)
• The Cost of Frontline Turnover in Long-Term Care (pdf)
• Recruiting Quality Health Care Paraprofessionals: A PHI Technical Series Publication (pdf)

Workforce Overviews

NATIONAL

• State Chartbook on Wages for Personal and Home Care Aides, 1999-2009 (pdf)
• Preparing America to Care: Health Care Reform Must Strengthen Eldercare Services (pdf)
• State-by-State Projected Demand for New Direct-Care Workers, 2006-16 (pdf)
• FACTS 3 — Who Are Direct-Care Workers? (pdf)
• The Direct-Care Worker at a Glance (pdf)
• A Synthesis of Direct Service Workforce Demographics and Challenges Across Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, Aging, Physical Disabilities, and Behavioral Health (pdf)
• State Initiatives to Strengthen the Direct Support Workforce
• Direct-Care Health Workers: The Unnecessary Crisis in Long-Term Care (pdf)
• The 9 Essential Elements of a Quality Job
• The 9 Essential Elements of Quality Care

STATE

• New York City’s Home Care Workforce (pdf)
• Maine’s Direct-Care Workforce (pdf)
• Pennsylvania’s Direct-Care Workforce (pdf)
• Michigan’s Direct-Care Workforce (pdf)
• Vermont’s Direct-Care Workforce (pdf)
• Massachusetts’ Direct-Care Workforce (pdf)
• Iowa’s Direct-Care Workforce (pdf)
• Illinois’ Direct-Care Workforce (pdf)
• Addressing New York City’s Care Gap: Aligning Workforce Policy To Support Home-And-Community Care (pdf)
• Michigan’s Care Gap: Our Emerging Direct-Care Workforce Crisis (pdf)
• Pennsylvania’s Care Gap: Finding Solutions to the Direct-Care Workforce Crisis (pdf)
• New Hampshire’s Care Gap: The Health Care Workforce Shortage (pdf)
• Health Care Workforce Issues in Massachusetts (pdf)

Fact Sheets

NATIONAL

• Health Reform Facts 1: Workforce Development and Training Opportunities for Direct-Care Workers (pdf)
• Health Reform Facts 2: Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (pdf)
• Health Reform Facts 3: Small Business Benefits Available to Eldercare/Disability Services Employers (pdf)
• Health Reform Facts 4: Early Coverage Options for Direct-Care Workers and Their Families (pdf)
• FACTS 1 — Occupational Projections for Direct-Care Workers 2008-2018 (pdf)
• FACTS 2 — Eldercare/Disability Services: Untapped Engine for Job Creation and Economic Growth (pdf)
• FACTS 3 — Who Are Direct-Care Workers? (pdf)
• FACTS 4 — Health Care Coverage for Direct-Care Workers: 2008 Update (pdf)
• The Direct-Care Worker at a Glance (pdf)

STATE

• New York City’s Home Care Workforce (pdf)
• Maine’s Direct-Care Workforce (pdf)
• Pennsylvania’s Direct-Care Workforce (pdf)
• Michigan’s Direct-Care Workforce (pdf)
• Vermont’s Direct-Care Workforce (pdf)
• Massachusetts’ Direct-Care Workforce (pdf)
• Iowa’s Direct-Care Workforce (pdf)
• Illinois’ Direct-Care Workforce (pdf)