Organizations

Table of Contents:

• Research Institutions
• For Direct Care Workers
• For People Who Use Direct Care Services
• For Family Caregivers
• For Direct Care Employers

RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS

• Center for Personal Assistance Services, University of California at San Francisco
• ILRU (Independent Living Research Utilization)
• National Clearinghouse on the Direct Care Workforce
• National Direct Service Workforce Resource Center
• University of North Carolina Institute on Aging

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FOR DIRECT CARE WORKERS

National Associations

• National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals
• National Association of Health Care Assistants
• National Association for Direct Care Workers of Color, Inc.
• National Network of Career Nursing Assistants

State Associations

• Arizona Direct Care Worker Association
• Career Nursing Assistants Network of North Carolina, Melvin Whitley, tellmelvin@nc.rr.com
• Delaware Certified Nursing Assistants, Pat Engelhardt, daveemc@earthlink.net
• Direct Support Professionals Association of Tennessee
• Direct Care Worker Association of North Carolina
• Florida Association of Nurse Assistants
• Georgia Alliance of Direct Support Professionals, Lisa Robinson, lrobinson@sespecialists.net
• Indiana Care-Givers Association, John Booker, nadwoc@sbcglobal.net
• Iowa CareGivers Association
• New Hampshire Direct Support Professionals
• Maine Personal Assistance Services Association
• Pennsylvania Direct Care Workers Association
• Schuylkill County Direct Care Professionals Association, Lori Michael, jlskm@losch.net
• Support Providing Employees' Association of Kentucky
• Texas Professional Association for Direct Care Workers
• Vermont Association of Professional Care Providers
• Virginia Association of Personal Care Assistants
• Virginia Association of Professional Nursing Assistants, Lorrene Maynard, professionalcna@hotmail.com
• Wisconsin Direct Caregiver Alliance

Unions

• American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees
• Service Employees International Union

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FOR PEOPLE WHO USE DIRECT CARE SERVICES

• AARP
• ADAPT
• Consumer Consortium on Assisted Living
• NCCNHR: The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care

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FOR FAMILY CAREGIVERS

• Aging Care.com
• Alzheimer’s Association
• Medicare’s resource list
• National Family Caregivers Association

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FOR DIRECT CARE EMPLOYERS

• Advancing Excellence in America’s Nursing Homes
• ANCOR (American Network of Community Options and Resources)
• Pioneer Network

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