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Policy Solutions

PHI’s policy group develops state and national policy solutions in long-term care and workforce development that support a skilled, caring, and stable direct-care workforce.

Through our development of PolicyWorks — a premier national strategy center that collects and analyzes state workforce data and reports on innovative policy initiatives working to strengthen the direct-care workforce — PHI promotes effective national and state policy solutions.

And through research and technical support, PHI assists policymakers to:

Reform long-term care payment and procurement systems to reward provider investments in frontline staff and encourage delivery of quality services.
Improve direct-care worker wages and access to benefits, increasing the competitiveness of these jobs in the labor market.
Reform training and credentialing systems to keep up with changes in service delivery and to ensure that all direct-care workers have the knowledge and skills to excel in their roles.
Analyze current workforce trends and assess future demand in order to design effective workforce development strategies.
Engage public workforce systems to support the recruitment and training needs of the long-term care sector.
Design worker registries and other resources to support both consumers and workers in home- and community-based services, and especially for those in consumer-directed programs.