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Elders Vulnerable as Caregivers’ Real Wages Fall
Gas prices depressing workers’ already low wages to near minimum wage
Bronx, NY, August 11, 2008— Contradicting the law of supply and demand, America’s personal and home care aides are seeing their real wages (adjusted for inflation) decline as demand for their services rise. In its most recent publication, State Chart Book on Wages for Personal and Home Care Aides, 1999-2006, PHI documents wage trends for all 50 states.
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America Faces Caregiving Crisis: One Million New Direct-Care Workers Needed by 2016
National Health Care Worker Advocacy Group PHI Reports on Rapid Growth in Demand for Direct-Care Workers
Bronx, NY, May 27, 2008— By the year 2016, America will need 1 million additional direct-care workers to care for its rapidly growing elderly population. Already facing difficulty recruiting workers for these low-wage occupations, elders and people with disabilities fear that without support from policymakers to improve jobs, there will not be enough workers to assist them.
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National Healthcare Workers’ Campaign Reports on America’s Most Dangerous Job: Caring for the Greatest Generation
Report Shows High Rates of Injury, Inadequate Health Coverage May Result in Caregiver Shortage
Bronx, NY, May 20, 2008— Direct-care workers — those who are now caring for America’s greatest generation in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, adult day centers, and private homes — have one of America’s most dangerous jobs. Rates of job-related injury and illness among these workers exceed those of construction workers, truck drivers, firefighters, and police officers. Yet one in three of these workers has no health insurance, says a recent report from the PHI Health Care for Health Care Workers campaign. This contributes to an ever-growing shortage of caregivers for America’s aging population.
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Institute of Medicine Report Recommends Improving Direct-Care Jobs
PHI Welcomes News, Urges Policymakers to Take Action
BRONX, NY, April 14, 2008— By 2016, America will need 1 million additional direct-care workers—home health aides, nursing aides, and personal care workers—to care for aging baby boomers and growing numbers of people with disabilities. The total direct-care workforce will grow to 4 million workers, more than the total number of teachers needed to educate America’s youth. This tremendous demand for direct-care services—and the challenges employers face in attracting workers to these jobs—led the Institute of Medicine (IoM) to focus specific attention on the needs of this workforce in its latest report, Retooling for an Aging America: Building the Health Care Workforce.
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Vermont Legislative Study Tackles Direct Care Workforce
Study Reveals that Wages, Health Coverage, Training are Keys to Retention
Montpelier, VT, March 25, 2008 –An impending health care crisis has not gone unnoticed in the Green Mountain State. The number of Vermonters age 65 and older is expected to double between 2005 and 2030 while the direct-care workforce continues to decline. A new study funded by the Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living, The Community of Vermont Elders, and PHI has made nine recommendations to help avert this crisis. The Legislative Study of the Direct Care Workforce in Vermont reveals that wages, benefits and training are critical to retaining workers in this field. Continue reading ‘Vermont Legislative Study Tackles Direct Care Workforce: Study Reveals that Wages, Health Coverage, Training are Keys to Retention’
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