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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.


Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Division of Disability and Elder Services seeks TA to aid in implementing their “Meeting the Demand for Quality Direct Care Workers Resulting from Managed Long-Term Care Expansion” project. Wisconsin will use intensive TA to develop a methodology for projecting the demand for direct care workers; develop training materials for self-directed consumers and workers; explore incorporating DSW quality measures into Family Care CMO contracts with long-term care
providers; and support the implementation of the College of Direct Supports.


Populations Served: Aging, MR/DD, Physical Disabilities


For More Information Contact:
Judith A.Stych BS, RN, CDDN
Nurse Consultant
Division of Disability and Elder Services
Community Integration Initiative
1 W. Wilson Street, Room B138
P.O. Box 7851
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: 608-266-8783
Fax: 608-266-9330
STYCHJA@dhfs.state.wi.us