PHI has launched an initiative to standardize core competences for workforce training, credentialing and career advancement.

The nearly five million direct care workers who support older adults and people with disabilities are the largest workforce in the U.S. But despite high demand, many are paid little more than ...

National policy action is needed to increase worker compensation and meet demand for direct care services.

Thirty-nine percent of direct care workers live in or near poverty, and the work they do can often be physically and emotionally demanding.

The authors propose an innovative approach to investing in the professional development of direct care workers (DCWs)—through recruitment, retention, and career advancement opportunities that ...

The cost-of-living adjustments were canceled in 2025 for budgetary reasons and were not included in Gov. Mills' two-year budget proposal.

Direct care workers caring for older adults and people with disabilities—defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as personal care aides, home health aides, and nursing assistants—make up the ...

2024 Direct Care Worker of the Year Awards winners. Raquel Torres, who works for St. Luke's in the Lehigh Valley, is on the right. Photo from Pennsylvania Homecare Association HARRISBURG, Pa. - A ...

Some direct care workers located in opportunity zones may get a tax credit soon if a new proposal is approved.

Commentary: Bill can be part of solution to attracting, retaining Maine direct care workers L.D. 1718 would award up to four $4,000 vouchers for college tuition to direct care workers who work at ...

Washington, D.C. — Direct care workers are essential to keeping the care economy humming, yet these workers often do not receive fair benefits or compensation for their work. A new report ...