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	<title>PHInational.org &#187; Minnesota</title>
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	<description>PHI works to improve long-term care -- by improving the jobs of home health aides, certified nurse aides, &#38; personal care attendants.</description>
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		<title>People with Criminal Records Cleared for Caregiving Jobs in Minnesota</title>
		<link>http://phinational.org/archives/people-with-criminal-records-cleared-for-caregiving-jobs-in-minnesota-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the last six years, thousands of Minnesotans with criminal records were granted state waivers allowing them to pursue jobs as long-term caregivers, according to a recent article in the Minnesota Star Tribune.]]></description>
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		<title>Minnesota Government Shutdown Closes &#8220;Background Check&#8221; Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 19:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minnesota's budget gap forced the state government to shut down on July 1, putting hiring on hold for long-term care employees.]]></description>
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		<title>GUEST COMMENTARY: Home Care Jobs Are Being Overlooked</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:36:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PHI</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Neil Johnson, executive director of the Minnesota HomeCare Association, writes about the need to invest in our home care workforce. As state decision-makers look for ways to create new jobs in a market with unrelenting unemployment, they may be overlooking ones that are hiding in plain sight. According to the Minnesota Department of Employment and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rising Gas Prices Expose Home Care Fault Line</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Toleos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are rising gas prices making it harder for you to deliver or receive care? Add your comments at the end of this post.  We all feel the pinch from high gas prices, but for home care workers it&#8217;s more of a punch. As PHI President Steven Dawson puts it: “The doubling of gas prices over the past few years has been like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amy Hewitt: Direct Support Work is a Highly Skilled Job</title>
		<link>http://phinational.org/archives/amy-hewitt-direct-support-work-is-a-highly-skilled-job/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Toleos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;If I had only one sentence, this would be it: Direct support work is a highly skilled job,&#8221; says Amy Hewitt. &#8220;It&#8217;s not viewed that way by society &#8211; or, frankly, by many employers &#8211; but not everybody can do this job. You have to be smart; you have to be able to problem solve; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blog, Podcast Series Support the Direct Support Community</title>
		<link>http://phinational.org/archives/cds-blog-podcast-offer-window-on-direct-support-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Toleos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A blog sponsored by the College of Direct Support posts stories for direct support professionals, consumers, and other members of the direct support community, inviting feedback and input. On the same page, you&#8217;ll find a link to the CDS&#8217;s podcasts, which will include A Day in the Life of a DSP. Currently on that page is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Editorial Calls for $16 to $18 an Hour for Home Care Workers</title>
		<link>http://phinational.org/archives/editorial-calls-for-16-to-18-an-hour-for-home-care-workers/</link>
		<comments>http://phinational.org/archives/editorial-calls-for-16-to-18-an-hour-for-home-care-workers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Toleos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wages for home health care workers should be virtually doubled, according to Home Care for Seniors Has New Urgency, an editorial in the January 6 Minnesota Star Tribune. &#8220;They now make $7.50 to $12 an hour &#8211; on par with a McDonald&#8217;s employee &#8211; even though their skill levels suggest a $16- to $18-an-hour pay range,&#8221; writes [...]]]></description>
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