PHI strongly supports legislation to test new models of care coordination and service delivery that deploy direct-care workers in advanced roles to improve the efficiency and quality of care for frail elders in our health care system.
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PRESS RELEASE: Senator Casey’s Bill to Maximize Direct-Care Workers’ Role in New Care Models Aims to Improve Elder Care and Reduce Costs — December 13. 2011
Posted on 13 December 2011.
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PRESS RELEASE: States’ Home Health Aide Training Requirements Lag Far Behind Nurse Aide Requirements Despite Trend Toward Home and Community-Based Care — December 7, 2011
Posted on 07 December 2011.
Federal minimum training standards remain unchanged after two decades, despite IOM-endorsed enhancements.
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PRESS RELEASE: Massachusetts Families to Face “Care Gap” as Demand Rises for Direct-Care Workers–November 10, 2011
Posted on 11 November 2011.
A joint committee hearing will be held on a bill to establish a task force to assess state’s long-term care preparedness.
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PRESS RELEASE: PHI Website Hosts First State-by-State Data Center on the Direct-Care Workforce — September 7, 2011
Posted on 07 September 2011.
The PHI State Data Center is the first web-based tool to provide comprehensive profiles of each state’s direct-care workforce — the largest and fastest-growing workforce in the nation.
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PRESS RELEASE: Investing in Direct-Care Jobs Improves Outcomes at Long-Term Care Organizations — June 28, 2011
Posted on 28 June 2011.
A new PHI publication series documents innovations that improve quality of care and jobs.
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PRESS RELEASE: Home Care Workers Deserve Minimum Wage and Overtime Protections — June 16, 2011
Posted on 16 June 2011.
For Immediate Release June 16, 2011 Contacts: Carol Regan, PHI Government Affairs Director 202-223-8355 cregan@phinational.org Home Care Workers Deserve Minimum Wage and Overtime Protections Direct Care Job Quality Improvement Act Calls for Fair Treatment of Vital Workforce Washington, D.C. — With the fourth anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Long Island Care at Home [...]
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