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	<title>News and Opinions « Direct Care Alliance &#187; National Direct Care Partnership</title>
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		<title>The Misclassification of Direct Care Workers</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/04/the-misclassification-of-direct-care-workers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following story was contributed by DCA Executive Director, Leonila Vega On behalf of our members, I would like to congratulate the NPDA for its efforts to stabilize the direct care workforce by advocating for the clarification of worker classification rules.  Because caring for and supporting elders and people living with disabilities  is performed  by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ask Congress to Include Nursing Home Transparency in Health Care Reform Bill</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2009/07/ask-congress-to-include-nursing-home-transparency-in-health-care-reform-bill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The DCA&#8217;s National Direct Care Partnership has endorsed the Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act, which is part of the draft health care reform bills being considered by both the House and Senate. The Act would give families a lot more information about the nursing homes they put their loved ones in, including whether they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Decision Time for the National Direct Care Partnership</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2009/04/decision-time-for-the-national-direct-care-partnership/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2009/04/decision-time-for-the-national-direct-care-partnership/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roy Gedat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join us! The DCA’s National Direct Care Partnership is about to agree on the first set of federal bills and policy solutions that we will endorse. The Partnership is a coalition of organizations and individuals who recognize the urgent need to improve long-term care by improving direct care jobs. Since we started late last year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Issues Do You Want Our National Direct Care Partnership to Support?</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2009/02/what-issues-do-you-want-our-national-direct-care-partnership-to-support/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2009/02/what-issues-do-you-want-our-national-direct-care-partnership-to-support/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you know if you’re a regular reader of our blog or newsletter, the Direct Care Alliance sponsors the National Direct Care Partnership, a coalition of individuals and groups that advocate for legislation and public policies that support direct care workers. The Partnership will meet soon to talk about taking positions on proposed legislation and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New York Times Calls for Federal Wage and Overtime Protection for Home Care Workers</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2009/01/new-york-times-calls-for-federal-wage-and-overtime-protection-for-home-care-workers/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2009/01/new-york-times-calls-for-federal-wage-and-overtime-protection-for-home-care-workers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The lead editorial in the January 27 New York Times calls on the federal government to improve wages and labor protections for home care workers &#8212; a major area of advocacy for the DCA. The editorial urges the Obama administration to &#8220;rewrite the rules to extend federal protections to home care workers&#8221; or work with Congress to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opportunities for the long term care workforce in the new administration</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2008/12/opportunities-for-the-long-term-care-workforce-in-the-new-administration/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2008/12/opportunities-for-the-long-term-care-workforce-in-the-new-administration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The DCA&#8217;s National Direct Care Partnership will conduct a conference call on December 11 at 3pm featuring a briefing by Howard Bedlin (pictured at left), on opportunities for the long term care workforce in the new administration. His talk will describe the political process in Washington, DC, and include a quick overview of current bills [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Voices Institute Alumni Keep the Fire Lit</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2008/10/alumni-of-voices-institute-catch-up/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2008/10/alumni-of-voices-institute-catch-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bridget Siljander</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is no question that the 22 direct care workers who participated in the very successful Voices Institute leadership training retreat in the spring of 2008 became a tight-knit core group of direct care worker advocates. We still discuss the impact that this experience has had on our lives and how we will never forget [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DCA Creates National Direct Care Partnership</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2008/10/dca-creates-national-direct-care-partnership/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2008/10/dca-creates-national-direct-care-partnership/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Direct Care Alliance recently formed the National Direct Care Partnership, a national coalition that brings together direct care workers, consumers, and employers. The partnership will provide a strong voice for change in the direct care workforce. The coalition will vote to endorse issues. Individual participants can either choose to support or opt out of having their name on the letters, testimony, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What I Learned at the Voices Institute</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2008/09/what-i-learned-at-the-voices-institute/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2008/09/what-i-learned-at-the-voices-institute/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bridget Siljander</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bridget at NYC Reception Originally uploaded by bridgetsiljander I am a career direct care worker. I had the great privilege of speaking about the Voices Institute leadership training program at the Direct Care Alliance reception in New York City on September 11, 2008. Here is my speech. Good evening. I am honored to be here [...]]]></description>
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