A new study, The National Dementia Workforce Study (NDWS), sponsored by the National Institute on Aging, will solicit information from caregivers to examine workforce dynamics, training and job ...

A direct care worker from works with a client on an art project. Gesher Human Services has launched the Direct Support Professional Apprenticeship program, which will provide unemployed and ...

A survey should bring assisted living out of the shadows of nursing homes and shine a light on the workforce in that setting, one author said.

A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives Sept. 19 aims to invest in training and employment advancement for direct care workers. The Direct Creation, Advancement, and Retention of ...

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 Lakeside Academy prior to Corne… ...

UTSA offers Registered Behavior Technician Training for administrators, teachers, direct care providers, and others who work with individuals with special needs. Classes are delivered virtually over ...

During the 10-week training program, participants study roles and functions of direct-care providers, human rights, child development, disabling conditions, databased educational technologies and ...

A guidance curated to help Baltimore LTC providers uplift and upskill their direct caregivers also can be applied by operators nationwide.

Home health and personal care aides are one of the largest groups of health care workers in the US, with nearly three million people providing direct care for people with serious illness living in the ...

The United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona has a Direct Care Workforce Resource that recruits, vets, pays for training and connects new DCWs with employers. This one-on-one support from an advocate ...

Thirty-nine percent of direct care workers live in or near poverty, and the work they do can often be physically and emotionally demanding.