GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The president of a restraint-free, direct care training program is sharing insight on its benefits after state documents showed the approach was being implemented at ...

To quell the rippling impacts of the direct care workforce shortage and build a workforce to meet rising demands for long-term services and supports, Congress and the Biden administration should ...

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 reflect ...

Sandra Hansonof Glastonbury, Noemi Gonzalezand Andrea M. Payneof East Hartford, Mary Jo Maciag of Bolton and Olga Toroof Manchester recently graduated from the Capitol Region Education Council’s ...

CHARLESTON — The plan to fill the gap in direct-care workers involves a familiar concept — bringing retirees back into the workforce. West Virginia has a shortage of teachers and service personnel, ...

State Options for Making Wise Investments in the Direct Care Workforce Policymakers must invest in strengthening the direct care workforce in order to improve the quality of care delivered to patients ...

Underneath my calm façade, the anxiety is overwhelming. It happens every time, unfailingly, whenever my husband and I drop off my son at his group home after he visits us. My son is a 25-year-old ...

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