Major Grants for Direct Care Workforce in Health Reform

from PHI, published by A. Toleos in the June 23, 2010 e-newsletter

PHI's Health Care for Health Care Workers campaign has released a fact sheet highlighting key health reform provisions related to investments in direct-care worker training and workforce development.

Health Reform Facts 1: Workforce Development and Training Opportunites for Direce Care Workers (pdf)

These investments include the creation of national advisory panels as well as grant opportunities for states and individual employers.

The following listt from the fact sheet summarizes the key opportunities available between now and when the law is fully implemented in 2014. Download the full fact sheet (pdf) for more information.

Commissions:
Personal Care Attendants Workforce Advisory Panel (Title VIII, Sec 8002)
National Health Care Workforce Commission (Title V, Subtitle B, Sec 5101)

Training Grants:
Personal and Home Care Aide State Training Program (Title V, Subtitle 5, Sec 5507 (b))
Nursing Assistant and Home Health Aide Program (Title V, Subtitle D, Sec 5309)
Training Opportunites for Direct Care Workers (Title V, Subtitle D, Sec 5302)

Workforce Development:
State Health Care Workforce Development Grants (Title V, Subtitle B, Sec 5102)
Enhancement of Long-Term Care (Title VI, Subtitle H, Sec 6703)

More information related to health reform and its impact on elder care and disability services is available at the PHI Health Reform Resource Center.