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  1. Financing

    … Research State Strategies and Initiatives Self-Direction Family Caregiving Medicaid is the nation’s largest payer of … recruitment and retention through their Medicaid policies (National Governors Association, 2022) Alternative Funding … (The Council on Quality and Leadership, 2020) Paying Family Caregivers Through Medicaid Consumer-Directed Programs: …

  2. Recruitment & Retention

    … Financing State Strategies and Initiatives Self-Direction Family Caregiving More than 1.3 million additional direct … and advance DSPs by reframing their work as an essential national service, supporting career pathways, and enhancing … — Analysis of a study designed to reduce turnover of new caregivers (RAND Corporation, 2022) Supporting Direct Care …

  3. Intensive Technical Assistance to States

    … by the DCW Strategies Center partners ADvancing States, National Association of State Directors of Developmental … Association of Home and Hospice Care (IAHHC) and the Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) managed … TA initiative to identify and better understand the diverse caregiver role and compensation structure across its HCBS …

  4. State Strategies & Initiatives

    … & Education Data and Research Financing Self-Direction Family Caregiving States have adopted numerous approaches to … Living, 2021) American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Section 9817 National Overview and State Spending Plan Summaries — … with disabilities and older adults (PHI, 2024) WisCaregiver Careers — Marketing campaign tool utilized in the …

  5. About the DCW Strategies Center

    … personal care attendants, home health aides, direct support professionals, job coaches, and more. Their services … source of practical support and respite for families and caregivers. Low wages, lack of benefits, limited … Evaluation (ASPE). The Strategies Center is operated by the National Council on Aging (NCOA) in partnership with: …

  6. Self-Direction

    … and Research Financing State Strategies and Initiatives Family Caregiving Self-direction is a long-term care services and supports (LTSS) delivery model that prioritizes personal … arrangements for the future of these services and supports (National Council on Disability, 2013) Other Resources …

  7. Data & Research

    … Financing State Strategies and Initiatives Self-Direction Family Caregiving While there is no central national data system for tracking the direct care workforce, … (HCBS) funding, state variations, and challenges for family caregivers (Institute on Community Integration, 2022) Caring …

  8. Professional Training & Education

    … Financing State Strategies and Initiatives Self-Direction Family Caregiving Direct care professionals who receive … competencies researched, developed, and validated by the National Direct Service Workforce Resource Center (Centers … Guidelines for Apprenticeship Standards for the Direct Support Professional Occupation — Standards that enable …

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