Massachusetts
Amy Robins
Massachusetts State Director
Tel: 617-328-7061
ARobins@PHInational.org
Priorities
Constituency Building – Leading a multi-stakeholder, policy and practice group dedicated to improving direct-care jobs.
Training & Supervision – Deepening technical assistance to employers, workers, unions and other stakeholders to improve training, supervision, and support for direct-care workers.
Health Coverage – Conducting an analysis of the impact of the Massachusetts health care reform initiative on the eldercare/disability services sector and developing recommendations for improving coverage for direct-care workers and their employers.
Resources
Coverage for Caregivers: Lessons from Massachusetts Health Reform (pdf)
Michigan
Hollis Turnham
Michigan State Director
Tel: 517-327-0331
Fax: 517-327-8317
HTurnham@PHInational.org
Priorities
Income – Conducting an outreach campaign to inform direct-care workers about the federal and Michigan Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and to assist them with applications.
Training – Enhancing Michigan’s training infrastructure for direct-care workers by establishing person-centered competencies and recognized credentials.
Health Coverage – Building better options for health care coverage for all direct-care workers.
Resources
New York
Carol A. Rodat
New York State Director
Tel: 718-402-7226
Fax: 718-585-6852
CRodat@PHInational.org
Priorities
Wages - Improving home health aide wages through reimbursement and contracting reform.
Health Coverage – Enhancing and expanding health insurance coverage for home care workers.
Training - Improving entry-level and advanced training for the home and community-based workforce.
Advancement - Creating opportunities for direct-career career ladders and advancement across the spectrum of eldercare/disability services.
Resources
New York City’s Home Care Workforce (pdf)
Is New York Prepared to Care? A Comprehensive Coverage Solution for Home Care Workers (pdf)
Northern New England
Alexandra Olins
Northern New England Director
Tel: 802-655-4615
Fax: 802-655-0044
AOlins@PHInational.org
Priorities
Advancement - Developing a portable credential for Licensed Nursing Assistant Peer Mentors in Vermont in collaboration with a multi-stakeholder coalition.
Piloting career ladders for PCAs and PCA IIs with targeted employers in Maine and Vermont, while pursuing replication among other employers and ultimately statewide.
Health Coverage – Increasing health insurance coverage for direct care workers in Vermont.
Training - Establishing sustainable “homes” for PHI’s Coaching Approach to Supervision in Northern New England.
Resources
State Facts: Maine’s Direct-Care Workforce (pdf)
State Facts: Vermont’s Direct-Care Workforce (pdf)
Pennsylvania
Joe Angelelli
Pennsylvania State Director
Tel: 412-304-1463
JAngelelli@PHInational.org
Priorities
Training - Designing a cross-setting training and credentialing system for direct-care workers under contract to the PA Department of Labor and Industry
Developing an accompanying model curriculum for entry-level direct-care workers.
Holding regional orientation workshops introducing employers and educators to the model curriculum and its adult-learner centered design.
Workforce Monitoring & Data Collection – Building a foundation of basic direct-care workforce information to monitor workforce volume, stability, and compensation in Pennsylvania.
Resources
State Facts: Pennsylvania’s Direct-Care Workforce (pdf)
Pennsylvania: Caregivers Without Health Care (pdf)
Addressing Pennsylvania’s Direct Care Workforce Capacity (2007)
