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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.


"What’s the advantage of collaboration with other organizations?"

Direct service workforce issues affect and are affected by Medicaid policy, labor policy, community demographics, disability policy, aging policy, and local labor markets.

Collaboration allows for a more comprehensive, more sustainable, and therefore more effective approach to workforce issues. An initiative that brings together different types of organizations and partners will be stronger, have more support in the community, and will be more likely to succeed.In addition, both government and private funders frequently require evidence of collaboration and actively encourage grantees to partner with the public and private sectors.