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Some Direct Care Wages Are Increasing. Is It Enough?

Opinion May 2, 2022

Some Direct Care Wages Are Increasing. Is It Enough?

Direct care jobs continue to be harmed by low wages, which workers and other experts are saying must change.

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Here are the essential facts on direct care workers, Build Back Better, and key milestones in the direct care workforce movement.

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PHI In The News

Featured March 27, 2020

Updates: COVID-19 and the Direct Care Workforce

The Impact of COVID-19 on Direct Care Workers

Generations Journal

Home Health Aides Are Hard to Find — And It Could Get Worse

Side Effects Public Media / NPR

As Demand Rises, Wages for Wisconsin Home Care Workers Stagnate

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Featured March 29, 2022

PHI Partners with New Jersey Advocates for Aging Well

PHI’s Hannah Diamond spoke with Dr. Cathy Rowe of New Jersey Advocates for Aging Well about our new partnership.

Some Direct Care Wages Are Increasing. Is It Enough?

February 28, 2022

Can Peer Mentors Address the Direct Care Workforce Shortage?

February 22, 2022

An Innovative Approach to the Benefits Cliffs Quandary

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PHI Commends New York State’s Fair Pay for Home Care Act

PHI Receives $10m Gift from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott

PHI Launches Joint Advocacy Initiative in New Jersey

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Louisiana April 4, 2022

PHI at ‘On Aging’ 2022 Conference in New Orleans

Michigan January 30, 2022

The Essential Jobs, Essential Care Advocacy Skills Series

January 10, 2022

8 Essential Publications on the Direct Care Workforce

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