COVID-19 made it clearer than ever that we need better ways to reach others and be heard to improve our jobs and lives as direct care workers. Add your name to the new confidential IMPART Alliance Direct Care Worker Directory
This Facebook group is for Direct Care Workers to share information, ideas, support & encouragement about providing supports & services in the home environment.
Does it sometimes feel like the pandemic and other challenges have drained the joy from your life? The Stay Well program presents a collection of animated videos exploring ways to move beyond the pandemic and other struggles and reclaim personal joy.
The U.S. is rapidly aging. Twenty-five percent of the population will be age 60 or older by 2030(1) which has already created a higher demand for assistance with activities of daily living such as bathing and dressing. Direct care workers are one of the fastest growing workforces in the nation but availability already exceeds demand […]
DCWs provide assistance to older adults and persons with disabilities in a variety of settings from an individual’s own private home to adult foster care homes, nursing homes, and community living settings. The type of assistance varies with each individual’s need and can include activities of daily living (ADLs) like dressing, bathing, and eating. Some […]
By the year 2050, there will be 88 million people age 65+, nearly double that of today. (US Census Bureau, 2014) Direct care workers make up one of the fastest growing occupations in the US (Bureau of Labor Statistics 2012; PHI 2013) By 2020, there will be 1.6 million new direct care worker jobs open […]
Listen to direct care workers as they describe the importance of their services and their daily impact on the lives of individuals who need support.
