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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Every day, Sermoune Blaylock cares for her child. “(I) wake him up in the morning before school, help him with getting ready for school, brushing teeth, washing face, getting his clothes on,” said ...