Direct Care Workers United For Change
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Millions of Americans rely on direct care workers (home care aides, personal care attendants, personal assistants, nursing assistants, direct support professionals and others) for help with essentials like getting out of bed, getting dressed, and getting to work or to church--not to mention sensitive medical tasks. But low wages, poor benefits, insufficient training, and a lack of respect contribute to sky-high turnover rates. The Direct Care Alliance is working to remove these barriers.
The Direct Care Alliance is the national advocacy voice of direct care workers in long-term care. We empower workers to speak out for better wages, benefits and training, so more people can commit to direct care as a career. We also convene powerful allies nationwide to build consensus for change. Read more about us. |
President Obama announces a rule to grant home care workers basic labor protections. Sixth from R: DCA's Tracy Dudzinski
The Fight for Change
Fight for your passion, your job, your future.
- Keep up with the latest news on DOL's proposal to give home care workers basic labor rights
- Learn more about the Direct Care Job Quality Improvement Act
- Tell your representatives to preserve Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security
- See the broad coalition of direct care, senior, disability and social rights advocates who support the Direct Care Job Quality Improvement Act
Learn about more ways to take action.
Direct Care Voices
Study Finds Link Between Low Staffing, Nursing Home Deaths
Plenty of studies have shown that care quality in nursing homes suffers when nursing assistants “work short,” ... Read more »Home Care Cooperatives Spotlighted at White House Briefing
Direct Care Alliance Board Chair Tracy Dudzinski was at the White House last Friday for a briefing ... Read more »Tracing the Link Between Low Reimbursement and High Turnover
A recent article in a leading publication for nonprofits detailed the challenges faced by long-term care employers ... Read more »Direct from the Headlines
- The Nation profiles Caring Across Generations, whose leadership team includes DCA
- A personal care consumer champions DOL's proposed rule in Newsday
- A DCA/NELP editorial urges support for the rule
- A story on the proposed rule quotes DCA Board Chair Tracy Dudzinski
- The home care franchises fighting the proposed rule are protecting healthy profits, says USA Today
- Secretary Solis and others discuss the rule on NPR
- The Hill publishes letter from the DCA honoring Evelyn Coke's legacy
- New York Times blog post on the Personal Care and Support Credential
