Our two organizations make for a very strong voice on issues of common concern. NPDA represents employers in 47 states. Legislators pay attention to numbers.
By adding me to its board of directors, the DCA has brought together organizations representing direct care workers with mine, which represesents home care employers.
Why would a trade association of private pay home care agencies care about the concerns of the direct care worker? The home care worker is the “touch” that a customer has with the agency they have employed. It is in the employer’s best interest to train and maintain quality caregivers.
Home care continues to be one of the largest and fastest-growing industries in America. With a record number of Americans hitting retirement age in the next 20 years, the demands on the industry will be great. It’s been said that he who has the home care workers will control their future. In other words, we could triple the number of home care agencies, but it does us no good without a quality direct care workforce to meet the demands.
The NPDA is pleased to be working with the DCA and its allies work to improve the industry through training, leadership and improving benefits.
My involvement as co-chair of the DCA’s Advocacy Committee will also be a way for our two organizations to work together on legislation that supports the mission and agenda of both organizations. And we are stronger united than we are advocating on our own.
Kim B. Stoneking
Executive Director
National Private Duty Association
