What's New
New Reports and Other Materials
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.
CMS Selects 5 States for Intensive TA
Delaware, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Vermont are awarded the third round of Intensive Technical Assistance.
Funding Sources
This collection of resources contains information on the range of funding sources available to State Medicaid agencies and other agencies and stakeholders to support the development of a high quality direct service labor force.
Demonstration to Improve the Direct Service Community Workforce: An Update
Detailed updates on each of the DSW Demonstration Grants.