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Title VII and VIII Programs Preparing the Eldercare Workforce to Care for our Nation's Older Adults

Issue Briefs

An effective job creation program must address this shift in demographics to ensure an adequate workforce to care for our nation's growing older population. These adults will require person-and family-centered, coordinated care that will allow them to remain in the appropriate care setting for as long as possible. Attracting and training people in eldercare will ensure that employees have the valuable skills necessary to provide quality care.

Eldercare: How America's Solution to the Jobs Crisis Can Lead to Better Care for Older Adults

Issue Briefs

Eldercare, the fastest-growing employment sector within the health care industry, includes two of the fastest growing U.S. occupations. Strengthening caregiving occupations is not only vital to our social infrastructure and improving the quality of care, but also has the potential to drive long-term economic growth.

PHI Launches First State Data Center on the Direct-Care Workforce

Member Research

Member: PHI - Quality Care through Quality Jobs

The first web-based tool to host comprehensive, state-by-state profiles of the direct-care workforce -- nursing home aides, home health aides, and personal care assistants (including direct support professionals) -- is now just a click away.

The new PHI State Data Center provides easy-to-read charts with up-to-date, key direct-care workforce statistics for every state, which can be easily downloaded and reproduced.