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- 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 and not enough people to fill these jobs. (Bureau of Labor Statistics 2012; PHI 2013)
- Currently there are no federal training standards for DCWs other than Certified Nursing Assistants and some Home Health and Hospice Aides, yet they provide up to 80% of the paid hands-on care in private homes, residential and adult day care settings. (PHI 2013)
