Reports & Multimedia
We produce studies, policy reports, and multimedia resources on today's long-term care topics.
Bridging the Gap: Enhancing Support for Immigrant DCWs
For years, immigrants have bolstered the direct care workforce and—if properly supported—could help address workforce challenges.
Direct Care Workers in the United States: Key Facts
This report provides a new annual snapshot of the direct care workforce for 2023.
Briefs
Bridging the Gap: Enhancing Support for Immigrant DCWs
For years, immigrants have bolstered the direct care workforce and—if properly supported—could help address workforce challenges.
Direct Care Worker Disparities: Key Trends and Challenges
This research brief examines racial and gender disparities within the direct care workforce.
Value-Based Payment in New York: Assessing Progress
This issue brief examines how NYC is leveraging home care workers in value-based payment.
Reports
The Essential Jobs, Essential Care Initiative Final Report
This final report summarizes the successes of PHI's multi-state initiative, Essential Jobs, Essential Care™.
A Practical Guide for Direct Care Workforce State Advocacy
This state advocacy resource guide offers advice across 20 strategic areas, with 60 clear action steps.
Implementing the Care Integration Senior Aide: A Practical Guide
Our new guide will help home care employers implement a Care Integration Senior Aide program.
Visualizations
The 5 Pillars of Direct Care Job Quality
PHI's new framework for direct care job quality spans five pillars and 29 elements.
Creating a Strong Direct Support Workforce
Direct support professionals support people with disabilities to lead self-directed lives.
Fact Sheets
Direct Care Workers: Data Collection (Executive Order Series)
This fact sheet explores the possibilities related to data collection for direct care workers in President Biden's April 2023 executive order.
Direct Care Workers: Equity (Executive Order Series)
This fact sheet explores the possibilities related to equity for direct care workers in President Biden's April 2023 executive order.