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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>PHI to Undergo Leadership Transition</title>
		<link>http://phinational.org/archives/phi-to-undergo-leadership-transition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steven Dawson is planning to step down from his role as founding president of PHI on September 1, 2012, after 20 years of shaping the strategic direction of the organization.]]></description>
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		<title>Home Care Industry Can Afford to Pay Workers Fair Wage, PHI Fact Sheet Shows</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The thriving home care industry brought in roughly $84 billion in revenue in 2009, the last year for which data is available, according to a new PHI fact sheet.]]></description>
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		<title>Cuts to Medicaid Programs Avoided Due to ADA Compliance Issues</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Separate court proceedings in California and Louisiana last week upheld the right of elders and people with disabilities to receive care in their homes under the Americans with Disabilities Act.]]></description>
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		<title>New Resources Dispel Myths and Clarify the Proposed &#8220;Companionship Exemption&#8221; Rule</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:48:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the midpoint of the 60-day public comment period on the proposed revision to the "companionship exemption," PHI and NELP have published resources clarifying the proposal.]]></description>
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		<title>PHI Launches the &#8220;Action Alert&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://phinational.org/archives/phi-launches-the-action-alert/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PHI</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Action Alert will be sent to subscribers when timely action is needed on direct-care workforce issues.]]></description>
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		<title>HHS Taskforce Recommends Improving Direct-Care Workers&#8217; Dementia-Care Competency</title>
		<link>http://phinational.org/archives/hhs-taskforce-recommends-improving-direct-care-workers-dementia-care-competency/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:46:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PHI</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The taskforce aims to improve Alzheimer's care by 2025 partially by enhancing the "dementia-specific" capabilities of direct-care workers.]]></description>
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		<title>LGBT Resource Center Conducting Survey</title>
		<link>http://phinational.org/archives/lgbt-resource-center-conducting-survey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:46:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Resource Center on LGBT Aging is seeking input to strengthen its efforts to reach key audiences and deliver critical services.]]></description>
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		<title>PHI Online Tax Resource Center Helps Employers Help Workers</title>
		<link>http://phinational.org/archives/phi-online-tax-resource-center-helps-employers-help-workers/</link>
		<comments>http://phinational.org/archives/phi-online-tax-resource-center-helps-employers-help-workers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PHI</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the third consecutive year, PHI is hosting the Earn, Keep, Save MORE website to help direct-care workers access free tax preparation assistance services and get the tax credits that they are entitled to receive.]]></description>
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		<title>House Committee Votes to Repeal CLASS</title>
		<link>http://phinational.org/archives/house-committee-votes-to-repeal-class/</link>
		<comments>http://phinational.org/archives/house-committee-votes-to-repeal-class/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PHI</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On January 18, the House Committee on Ways &#038; Means voted 23-13 to repeal the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program.]]></description>
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		<title>GUEST COMMENTARY: Fair Wages Result in Lower Turnover and Better Care</title>
		<link>http://phinational.org/archives/guest-commentary-fair-wages-result-in-lower-turnover-and-better-care/</link>
		<comments>http://phinational.org/archives/guest-commentary-fair-wages-result-in-lower-turnover-and-better-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PHI</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Karen Kulp, president and CEO, Home Care Associates, and PHI board member, explains that paying home care workers minimum wage and overtime is fair and smart.]]></description>
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