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State Policies to Strengthen the Direct Care Workforce - NASHP

Hartford Foundation and the RRF Foundation for Aging, NASHP's RAISE Family Caregiver Resource and Dissemination Center hosted this webinar to discuss state ...

Supporting Direct Care Workers: Recruitment and Retention Strategies

Studies suggest that between 2018 and 2028, the direct care workforce will need to fill nearly 8.2 million job openings. State legislatures ...

Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) - U.S. Department of Labor

ACL's DCW Strategies Center provides resources, technical assistance and training to state systems, providers and stakeholders to improve workforce recruitment, ...

Direct Care Workers Play Vital Role Providing Care, Need Support

These services allow Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries to live at home and avoid costly medical or institutional services. Many direct care ...

State Options for Making Wise Investments in the Direct Care ...

About 13 million Americans rely on some form of long-term care assistance,1 ranging from meal preparation and transportation services to round- ...

Direct Care Workforce Funding Initiative Information and FAQs

The Direct Care Workforce Funding Initiative helps assisted living providers pay their direct care workers more. The goal is to help recruit and retain ...

Direct Care Workforce Resources | Medicaid

... direct service workforce in every state. ... * Note that the term direct care workforce (DCW) is also referred to as direct service workforce (DSW).

Will States Use 'Rescue Plan' Funding To Give Direct Care Workers ...

Direct care workers (DCWs) such as home health aides, personal care aides, and certified nurse assistants are a core component of Medicaid ...

Addressing the Direct Care Workforce Shortage: A Bipartisan Call to ...

criteria set by the state to qualify for LTSS assistance. Individuals with LTSS needs often end up qualifying for Medicaid after spending down their savings.

Addressing Wages of The Direct Care Workforce Through Medicaid ...

... states have a minimum wage that applies to all workers ... States may find it easier to encourage entry into the direct care workforce and support ...

Direct Care Workforce Policy and Action Guide

This Guide is designed to help states understand the complexity of the issues regarding the current direct care workforce shortage.

Direct Care - Colorado Department of Labor and Employment

The Direct Care Workforce Stabilization Board, as required by SB 23-261, have created and finalized recommendations regarding direct care workers in the state ...

The Direct-Care Workforce - Retooling for an Aging America - NCBI

Training checks may include verification of instruction in topics such as first aid, assistance with ADLs, and basic health and hygiene. In 2006 the Office of ...

The Current State of the Direct Care Workforce - YouTube

... workforce shortage, current policy initiatives, and solutions to address it ... state governments have developed to address the shortage.

Direct Care Careers Center, A Multi-Purpose State Workforce ...

... direct service care workers available to provide this essential care. Workforce shortages further hinder a state's ability to rebalance its Medicaid ...

Who are the Direct Care Workers Providing Long-Term Services and ...

This analysis uses the 2022 American Community Survey to provide an overview of demographic characteristics, wages, and health insurance ...

Boosting job quality for care workers - The White House

Direct Care Workforce Strategies Center to help sustain and build ... This will also include guidance to help States and localities conduct.

Direct Care Workforce - Family Caregiving

Nine states have statewide DCW matching registries where those who need help and their family caregivers can find workers. State Example: Minnesota's exemplary ...

Direct Care Workforce Policy and Action Guide

... applying to direct care ... For many years, stakeholders and advocates have urged states to help professionalize the direct care workforce as a ...

Addressing Direct Care Worker Shortages Through State Policy

Further, while a state's paid sick leave law applies to some direct care workers ... assistance, and resources to help workers find job ...