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		<title>Small &#8220;Culture Changes&#8221; in Nursing Homes Make a Big Difference in the Lives of Residents</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/04/small-culture-changes-in-nursing-homes-make-a-big-difference-in-the-lives-of-residents/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guest blog from Brandon Walecka I have limited experience with direct care workers in the community-based setting.  But in the nursing home (NH) setting I have much more a familiarity.  Through the ombudsman program I have been trained to spot issues and concerns of residents in NH facilities.  I have been trained on how to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dame Elizabeth Taylor: Fierce Health Care Activist</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/03/dame-elizabeth-taylor-fierce-health-care-activist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonila Vega</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Taylor is remembered for amazing feats of womanhood, leadership and beauty.  Her $1 million salary for the 1963 movie Cleopatra, made her a pioneer for future actresses such as Angelina Jolie, Renee Zellweger and Julia Roberts who today, command ten to fifteen times that amount.  Elizabeth Taylor’s extraordinary talents transcended the big screen by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DSPAM&#8217;s New President Plans to Build on Past Success</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2009/12/dspams-new-president-plans-to-build-on-past-success/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2009/12/dspams-new-president-plans-to-build-on-past-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay Short</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am honored to have been elected president of the Direct Support Professional Association of Minnesota as of next year. Being a part of DSPAM over the last two years has been an eye-opening, life-changing experience. I’ve had the opportunity to work with amazing people on the DSPAM board of directors, and I&#8217;ve watched DSPAM turn into an amazing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stop Making it So Hard for Direct Care Workers to Stay on the Job</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2009/11/stop-making-it-so-hard-for-direct-care-workers-to-stay-on-the-job/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2009/11/stop-making-it-so-hard-for-direct-care-workers-to-stay-on-the-job/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:57:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Harrison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My name is Mike Harrison. I am a displaced factory worker who has found refuge in the direct care workforce. I do what is called &#8220;in-home care&#8221; for a single quadriplegic client in his residence. It took me over two years to get the seniority to schedule myself for 40 hours a week. That leaves [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making Sense of Health Care Reform: What Does it Mean for Direct Care Workers?</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2009/11/making-sense-of-health-care-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2009/11/making-sense-of-health-care-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Ward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Send us your questions: We figure you have plenty of thoughts and questions about this issue, so we published this update in this blog and our Direct Care News newsletter in late October, and we’ll keep updating it until a health care reform bill is passed or vetoed. If you have any questions about health care reform and how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Do You Find and Keep Good Caregivers? Stand Up for Their Rights</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2009/11/how-do-you-find-and-keep-good-caregivers-stand-up-for-their-rights/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2009/11/how-do-you-find-and-keep-good-caregivers-stand-up-for-their-rights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Next time someone asks you how to find a good home care worker, you might try referring them to this article. Written by care recipient Laura Hershey for the Disaboom Network, an online resource for people with disabilities, the article is a realistic and respectful collection of tips on how to attract and keep a caregiver. In addition [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Webinar, Report Relay Tips on Finding and Keeping Direct Service Workers</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2009/11/webinar-report-relay-tips-on-finding-and-keeping-direct-service-workers/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2009/11/webinar-report-relay-tips-on-finding-and-keeping-direct-service-workers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want to find out what a CMS-funded study learned about how to improve retention rates among direct service workers, you can read a report by the Rand Corporation. Or you can sign up for a free webinar next Monday. Sarah Hunter from RAND and Laura Steighner from American Institutes for Research will present the results of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why So Many of Us Don&#8217;t Have Health Care Insurance</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2009/11/why-so-many-of-us-dont-have-health-care-insurance/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2009/11/why-so-many-of-us-dont-have-health-care-insurance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:53:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Krutsinger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I work as a direct support professional with developmentally disabled adults in residential settings. One thing I have in common with just about all my coworkers is that we need to work more than 40 hours a week to make ends meet – and even so, too many of us can&#8217;t afford our employers&#8217; health care coverage. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poems by Direct Care Workers: Getting By</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2009/10/poems-by-direct-care-workers-getting-by/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2009/10/poems-by-direct-care-workers-getting-by/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:16:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Moreau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ellie’s reading the community college brochure and talking about becoming a CNA or a PT assistant, complaining to Gina how long it takes, Just to make fifteen bucks an hour instead of ten oh nine. Extra money for cigarettes and tattoos, I tweak them. I can be an asshole, I know. It’s more than that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Motivates &#8211; and Demotivates &#8211; Direct Care Workers?</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2009/10/what-motivates-dcws/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2009/10/what-motivates-dcws/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For an academic but accessible take on what motivates – or demotivates – direct care workers, check out this month’s issue of The Gerontologist. The main focus is a section titled Direct Care Worker Job Satisfaction and Retention, which includes four reports on the factors that make direct care workers like or dislike their jobs. &#8220;Intrinsic [...]]]></description>
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