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"Building and Strengthening the Direct Care Workforce" |
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IMPART Alliance is a coalition of researchers, personal care workers (PCAs), clients, and agencies working together for solutions to developing a competent home care workforce, improve the lives of PCAs and the elders they serve, and be a model for the nation.
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Workforce Crisis: The direct care worker force shortage is reaching critical proportions. By 2020, Michigan will need 32,000 more workers. |
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Building Capacity to Train PCAs across Michigan:
IMPART Alliance has 23 trainers across Michigan teaching PCAs person centered supports and services skills using the BTBQ(TM) curriculum. Our next targeted area for trainer development: the U.P. and Southeast Michigan! 
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The PBS NewsHour explores the state of today's Direct Care Workforce in two segments that features Direct Care Workers, homecare agencies and advocates in Michigan:
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Why does one of the most needed jobs pay so poorly?
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The U.S. needs more home care workers.
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