The Direct Care Workforce

Direct Care Workforce - ARCH National Respite Network

Resource Library: Direct Care Workforce · Respite Care: State Policy Resource Guide · State Policies to Strengthen the Direct Care Workforce · Partnering with ...

Attracting and Retaining the Direct Care Workforce We Need

Direct Care Workers (DCWs) provide hands-on assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) to older adults and individuals with disabilities – help with ...

14 States to Join Direct Care Workforce Learning Collaboratives

Funded by ACL, the Direct Care Workforce Strategies Center is addressing this challenge by providing resources, technical assistance, and ...

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

For more than two decades, the United States has grappled with a critical shortage of direct care workers. These individuals are the ...

Family Caregivers & Direct Care Workers

Family caregivers and direct care workers play a critical role in ensuring this population can remain in their homes and communities as long as possible.

PHI Report: Direct Care Workers in the United States - Key Facts

Over the past decade, the direct care workforce added nearly 1.5 million new jobs, growing from 3.2 million workers in 2011 to 4.7 million in ...

PHI Releases a New Report on the Direct Care Workforce in the U.S.

The report includes workforce projections and demographic overviews of home care workers, residential care aides, and nursing assistants in nursing homes.

It Is Time to Resolve the Direct Care Workforce Crisis in Long-Term ...

This Forum article outlines the pressing direct care workforce challenges in LTC before describing these potential levers of change.

ACL Proposes to Expand Their Direct Care Workforce Priorities

In FY 2024, ACL requests $11.5 million to fully fund operation of the resource hub and to support development of new approaches.

Direct Care Workforce Innovation Program

The purpose of the program is to provide matching grants to eligible entities that create and expand upon successful recruitment and retention strategies in an ...

Direct Care Workforce | advancingstates.org

The online training, Recruiting, Selecting, and Retaining Direct Service Workers to Provide Self-directed Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS), provides ...

Direct Care Workforce Development Platform

A national hub focused on developing a direct care workforce policy platform that centers job quality and equity and promotes narrative change.

New State of Direct Care Workforce Report Reveals Startling ... - KXAN

This report, drawing from extensive data on the well-being of care workers, sheds light on critical issues that industry leaders can no longer afford to ignore.

The Direct Care Worker and Family Caregiver Initiative

A multi-year collaboration between PHI and the National Alliance for Caregiving, the Direct Care Worker and Family Caregiver Initiative serves as a bold ...

PHI Launches First State Data Center on the Direct-Care Workforce

The PHI State Data Center compiles and analyzes the most recent data from multiple sources, including the U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey and U.S. ...

Direct Care Workforce Curricula - LeadingAge California

This direct care workforce provides the bulk of care for those living at home and for residents of long-term care facilities.

Supporting Our Direct Care Workforce and Family Caregivers Act ...

Summary of S.2344 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Supporting Our Direct Care Workforce and Family Caregivers Act.

Direct CARE Opportunity Act of 2023 Fact Sheet

Direct care workers include personal care aides, home health aides, and nursing assistants. These workers are the backbone of the long-term care workforce and ...

Direct Care Worker Pay and Benefits Are Low Despite High Demand ...

Direct care workers face poor working conditions, with extremely low wages and little access to vital employment benefits.

Advanced Direct Care Worker: A Role to Improve Quality and ...

An advanced direct care worker has the potential to help meet the needs of our burgeoning older adult population by providing person- and family-centered care ...