Workforce Crisis

ANCOR's Direct Support Professional Wage Study

• Press release (February 17, 2009)
• Summary of 2008 DSP Wage Study

Direct Support Professionals Fairness and Security Act of 2009 (H.R.868) and Related Bills- Information and Updates

• H.R. 868 Current Co-Sponsors (October 2, 2009)
• Text of H.R. 868 (February, 2009)
• DSP and H.R. 868 Background (February 2009)
• Press Release from Rep. Capps on Introduction of H.R. 868 (February 4, 2009)
• Co-sponsors of the Direct Support Professionals Fairness and Security Act of 2007 (H.R.1279) in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)
• Senate Passes Resolution Making The Week of September 14th National Direct Support Professionals Week
  

CMS' Direct Support Workforce Resource Center (website)

• DSW Resource Center White Paper on DSP Demographics and Workforce Issues Across Sectors (November 2008)

Wage Bills and Recognition in Previous Congresses

• H.R. 1279 - 110th Congress
• H.R. 1264 - 109th Congress
• H.R. 5197 - 108th Congress
• Congressional Recognition of DSPs

Reports and Resources

• $220 Million DOL Grant Targets Health Workers (July 27, 2009)

  • DOL Fact Sheet
  • Federal Register Notice

• Direct Care Alliance: Using Recovery Act Funds to Improve Direct Care Jobs and the Quality of Direct Care Services (March 2009)

• PHI's Fact Sheet on Occupational Projections for Direct Support Workers (April 2008)

• CMS March 19th Satellite Broadcast on “Supporting Rural Family Caregivers” (February 29, 2008)

• National Direct Service Workforce Center Registration Now Open for Symposium May 8-9, 2008 in Baltimore (February 22, 2008)

• CMS Direct Service Workforce Demonstration Promising Practices in Marketing, Recruitment and Selection Interventions (December 2006)

• 11% of Personal Care Workers Experience Depression (October 26, 2007)

• House Holds Hearing on Companionship Legislation (October 26, 2007)

• SAMSHA report: Depression Reported by 7% of Workforce (October 18, 2007)
• ANCOR DSP Cited in Senator Harkin Floor Comments (September 19, 2007)
• DOL Awards 6 Grants on Direct Care Workers (July 6, 2007)
• PHI President Dawson to Institute on Medicine on Direct Care Workers (July 6, 2007)
• CMS Updates on 10 Direct Worker Grants (July 2007)
• Nine Essential Elements to Quality Jobs for Caregivers
• DOL Announces $2.5 Million in Available in Grants to Address LTC Workforce Challenges (February 16, 2007)
• Promising Practices in Marketing, Recruitment and Selection (January 2007)
• Return on Investment Calculator: A Tool for Analyzing State Investment in Direct Care Worker Wages (January 2007)
• Engaging the Public Workforce Development System: Strategies for Investing in the Direct Care Workforce (January 2007)
• CMS Extends Application Date for Individualized State TA on Direct Service Workforce (January 10, 2007)
• Find, Choose, and Keep Great DSPs—Toolkits for Individuals and Families (September 2006)
• Abstract:  The Personal Assistance Workforce:  Trends in Supply and Demand (Health Affairs, July/August)
• CMS Launches New Direct Service Workforce Resource Center
• Wages, Benefits and Flexibility Matter (Better Jobs Better Care) (July 14, 2006)

• Labor Force through Tetention of Related Care (Better Jobs Better Care) (July 14, 2006)
• HHS/ASPE Report on Supply of Direct Support Professionals (2006)
• Providers Should Urge State Medicaid Agencies to Express Interest by April 17 (March 2006)
• 2006 NAC Annual Report: Leading the Way (March 2006) Update (September 2006)
• Tapping Into the Public Workforce Network: ANCOR/DoL Business Relations Group Pilot Project Partnership White Paper (March 7, 2006)

• ANCOR BDO Seidman, LLC Report on Workforce" (September 2005)

  • ANCOR's Press Release on Updated BDO Report
  • Previous edition (December 16, 2002)
• New Issue Brief on Intersection of Family and Paid Caregiving (PHI, AAHSA, IFSA, June 2005)
• National Commission Report Act Now Recommends Ways to Support Long-Term Care Workers, Improve Retention (National Commission on Nursing Workforce on Long-Term Care, April 2005)
• Direct Service Workforce Activities of the Systems Change Grantees, Final Report (CMS, April 2004)
• ASPE Report to Congress on DSPs and People (November 2004)
• PRESS RELEASE: Pilot Program to Abate Direct Support Workforce Shortage Announced. Job Candidates to be Culled through DoL One-Stop Center Network (May 5, 2004)
• CMS Launches Database of Provider Practices Impacting Worker Recruitment and Retention Click Here For Details

• Issue Brief on Building Respectful Relationships as Key for Direct Workers (April 2007)
• White Paper:  Tapping Into the Public Workforce Network (February 2005) (Maine Radio PSA)
• Workforce Demonstration Applications Released by CMS, Application Deadline is August 12th, 2003
• National Wage Survey Available: Wages of Direct Support Professionals Serving Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A surveyof State Agencies and Private Residential Provider Trade Associations, University of Minnesota, Vol. 14, No. 2. (April, 2003)
• Two CMS Federally Funded Projects on Workforce in Long Term Care (November 5, 2002)
• CMS Launches Database of Provider Practices Impacting Worker Recruitment and Retention (November 5, 2002)
• National Direct Care Workforce Study Finds States Considering the Direct Care Shortage a Serious Workforce Issue (August 16, 2002)
• PHI Guide on Coaching as an Approach to Supervision (August 16, 2002)
• Who Will Care for Us? Addressing the Long-Term Care Workforce Crisis
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• Companionship Information and Wage & Hour
• President Bush's Executive Order Establishes DOL Office of the 21st Century Workforce (June 20, 2001)

Miscellaneous

• Soliciting Innovative Workforce Recruitment and Retention Practices for CMS Report: Have or know of an innovative provider practice affecting direct care workers? ANCOR is helping the CMS contractor solicit provider practice nominations for a national report. Send your nomination to the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute using the criteria/form attached to ANCOR's Alert. (April 5, 2002)
  
• Issues in the Direct Support Workforce and their Connections to the Growth, Sustainability and Quality of Community Supports by Amy Hewitt, PhD and Charlie Lakin, PhD