"pink collar" worker

PHI’s call for investment in the eldercare/disability services workforce as part of the economic recovery plan has been echoed by economists and advocacy organizations across the country. Like PHI, these groups are calling for more “pink” jobs—i.e., jobs in health care, education, and social services usually held by women. Read the full story

Senators Ron Wyden and Herb Kohl

For eldercare stakeholders, one of the most meaningful outcomes of the Senate debate on the federal recovery package may have been a floor discussion concerning the direct-care workforce.

In offering an amendment to the bill, a more robust version of Retooling the Health Care Workforce for an Aging America Act, Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI), Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, and Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) extracted a promise from the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee that the needs of the long-term care workforce will be considered in health care reform. Read the full story

Steven Edelstein

PHI National Policy Director Steven Edelstein was featured as a guest commentator Feb. 9 on McKnight’s. In “Economic stimulus package should invest in direct-care workforce,” Edelstein presses for new investments in eldercare as Congress continues to debate the specifics of an economic recovery package. Read the full story