National Governors Association Recommends Best Practices for Supporting Home Care Workers

File Downloads / Links

  • State Support for Family Caregivers PDF
  • A Lifetime of Health and Dignity: 20 Actions PDF

Article Publication Date: 
9/10/2004
Summary: 
These two papers outline ways governors can support caregivers who assist people who need in-home services. State Support, lists strategies to help both kinds of caregivers as they restructure their LTC systems. A Lifetime of Health & Dignity recommends that officials inform home care workers about their eligibility for the Earned Income Tax Credit, assist in the development of employer health insurance purchasing pools, & connect low-wage workers to support systems.
Article Author: 
Feinberg, Lynn Friss; Hunt, Gail; Dawson, Steve; Turnham, Hollis ; Braunstein, Diane; Starns, Melanie; Cameron, Joy
Populations: 
Direct Care Workforce
Sources: 
National Governors Association's Center for Best Practices
Programs/Initiatives: 
N/A
Keywords: 
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in-home services; governors; State Support; Paid Home-Care Workers

Contact

Joy Cameron
jcameron@nga.org
Phone: 
202-624-5822

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/50246