direct care workforce
CMS Resources on Strengthening the Direct Service Workforce
Direct service workers provide essential supports to older adults and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, physical disabilities, and behavioral health needs. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is pleased to announce the release of an online training course and a series of resources that offer strategies and information on self-direction, strengthening the […]
Read MoreNAHC to Congress: Fund Vital HCBS Programs in Reconciliation Package
The National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) and a group of other leading health care and aging organizations is urging Congress to support legislation to help elderly Americans maintain their health, well-being, and independence. As with many previous efforts, NAHC has collaborated with the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO) on aligning priority […]
Read MoreNAHC to Congress: Fund Vital HCBS Programs in Reconciliation Package
The National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) and a group of other leading health care and aging organizations is urging Congress to support legislation to help elderly Americans maintain their health, well-being, and independence. As with many previous efforts, NAHC has collaborated with the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO) on aligning priority […]
Read MoreDemand for Direct Care Workers Far Outstrips Supply
The direct care workforce will need to fill 8.2 million jobs from 2018 to 2028, with most of those jobs coming in the home care sector, according to a new report from PHI. Almost 4.5 million direct care workers tend to the elderly and disabled in America every day, and with a rapidly aging population […]
Read MoreHome Care Workers: The Future Demand for More and the Challenges they Face Now
The demand for home care workers has grown dramatically in the last 10 years and is poised for enormous growth in the years to come, but they currently face challenges, such as low pay and, in some cases, no health insurance for themselves or their families. The home care workforce is expected to have 4.2 […]
Read MoreWho are Home Care Workers, by the Numbers?
Home care workers are home health aides, personal care aides, and nursing assistants, working with disabled people and the elderly in their homes. This is the direct care workforce and it is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse in the nation, according to the latest figures from PHI and the U.S. Census. Including […]
Read MoreNew Report Argues for Boosting Access to Long-Term Care and Caregiver Pay
Increasingly popular state-based social insurance programs designed to expand access to long-term care should also improve pay and working conditions for caregivers, argues a new report from PHI, a national research and consulting organization focused on the direct care workforce. Washington state became the first in the nation to pass legislation to finance long-term services […]
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