The newest additions to PHI’s National Clearinghouse on the Direct Care Workforce: Continue Reading

A new study finds that the health care costs of employees who provide care to elderly relatives or friends are 8 percent higher than those of employees who are not caregivers. Continue Reading

The Department of Labor (DoL) has awarded 55 employment and training grants in health care and other high-growth sectors — 14 of which are for training for jobs in long-term care. Continue Reading

Two PHI fact sheets on the direct-care workforce have been updated to reflect the most current federal data. Continue Reading

The nonprofit organization SAGE (Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Elders) has received a federal grant to create the first national resource center on LGBT aging in the U.S. Continue Reading

CA Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed severe budget cuts to the state’s In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program, which would eliminate 87 percent of its services in July. Continue Reading