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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.


New Jersey

The National Direct Service Workforce Resource Center will provide the New Jersey Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services with intensive technical assistance with the following tasks: 1) designing a Career Path for a statewide service delivery system; 2) assisting provider agencies, DDD, and Medicaid to explore sources of funding or ways to change current funding practices to find the funds to implement and support a career path; 3) assisting provider agencies to develop creative management strategies related to recruitment and retention.


Populations Served: MR/DD, Physical Disabilities


For More Information Contact:
Joseph Bongiovanni
Division of Developmental Disabilties
P. O. Box 726
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 987-2040
joe.bongiovanni@dhs.state.nj.us