What's New
New Reports and Other Materials
HCBS Conference DSW Intensive
Direct-Service Workforce: Needs, Challenges and Intervention Strategies
Gas Prices and Transportation Challenges Webinar
September 23, 2008 at 3:00 pm Eastern.
State Chart Book on Wages for Personal & Home Care Aides
A new publication from PHI looks at the decline in inflation-adjusted wages for personal and home care aids.
DSW Symposium Follow-Up Call
All attendees of the Symposium are invited to participate in a follow-up call on August 4 to discuss themes that emerged from the Symposium and ideas for next steps.
National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week
The U.S. Senate recently adopted the ANCOR-drafted resolution designating the week beginning September 8th as National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week.
Stakeholder Recommendations to Improve Recruitment, Retention, and the Perceived Status of Paraprofessional Direct Service Workers in Texas
June 2008 report from the Texas Direct Service Workforce Initiative includes recommendations to improve recruitment, retention, and the perceived status of DSW in Texas.
Coverage Models from the States: Strategies for expanding health care coverage to the direct-care workforce
Successful state strategies for making employer-based health insurance more affordable and accessible for DSWs and their employers.
FCA's Caregiving Across the States Interactive Database
The National Center on Caregiving at Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA) has updated its online resource, Caregiving Across the States. The database includes profiles for each state that contain background characteristics related to caregiving and aging, as well as information on publicly-funded caregiver support programs.
HHA Partnering Collaborative Evaluation: Practice/Research Brief
Commissioned by ASPE on the Home Health Aide Partnering Collaborative Evaluation, this brief describes the key components of the HHA Partnering Collaborative model, implementation challenges and successes, and the results and implications from the evaluation.
State legislation regarding wages and benefits of home care workers: Promising Practices
This report focuses on promising examples of state legislation seeking to specifically increase the hourly wages or benefits of home, direct or personal care workers.