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	<title>News and Opinions « Direct Care Alliance &#187; Arizona</title>
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	<description>What direct care worker advocates are thinking, saying and doing</description>
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		<title>DCA Members, Allies Comment on Proposed Rule</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2012/02/dca-members-allies-comment-on-proposed-rule/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:55:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that we&#8217;re about two-thirds of the way through the public comment period on the proposed rule to extend Fair Labor Standards Act protections to home care workers, the comments are beginning to give a sense of the range and sheer number of home care stakeholders who support the rule&#8211;and the depth of their passion about this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Care Agency Owner Finds Caregiver Training Invaluable</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 04:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Hebert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My wife and I own a non-medical home care agency that provides assistance with activities of daily living. Our clients are all private-pay, and our direct care workers are all caregivers or companions, not certified CNAs or home health aides. Those caregivers are our business. Young or old, they have to have a passion and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protecting the Social Safety Net</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/11/help-protect-the-social-safety-net/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/11/help-protect-the-social-safety-net/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:32:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Ward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE: Help us fight to preserve these crucial programs by emailing your elected representatives. Our action alert makes it easy to send them a letter. Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security are under attack. Over the past several months, these social safety programs have become the focus of a political battle over what our government needs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Care, Commitment and Coffee with Elizabeth Cross of Arizona!</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/07/care-commitment-and-coffee-with-elizabeth-cross-of-arizona/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/07/care-commitment-and-coffee-with-elizabeth-cross-of-arizona/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the 2011 Voices Institute Leadership Training, DCA communications director, Josh Sabato sat down to speak with direct care worker, Elizabeth Cross to discuss the most pressing issues facing direct care workers and how other activists can get involved in direct care advocacy in Arizona.  DCA Speaks with Elizabeth Cross at 2011 Voices Institute Training.]]></description>
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		<title>Personal Triumph Highlights Crucial Role Immigrants Play in Direct Care Workforce</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/06/personal-triumph-highlights-crucial-role-immigrants-play-in-direct-care-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What motivates one to immigrate to another country, especially to the United States?  If you are an immigrant, you have no doubt been asked: “So, what brought you here?” Everyone&#8217;s personal situation is different and a variety reasons come into play when someone decides to come and live in this great country.  Some come to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Direct Care Workers Essential to Recovery of Gabrielle Giffords</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/02/direct-care-workers-essential-to-recovery-of-gabrielle-giffords/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/02/direct-care-workers-essential-to-recovery-of-gabrielle-giffords/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judy Clinco</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On behalf of the direct care workers of Arizona I want to wish Gabrielle Giffords a full recovery from her traumatic brain injury. We also ask her direct care workers at TIRR Memorial Hospital in Houston to bring an extra measure of patience for our wonderful Congresswoman and friend. We know just how difficult their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Putting Your Heart in the Game: Calling for Change in Arizona</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/12/putting-your-heart-in-the-game-calling-for-change-in-arizona/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 15:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy Doe</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.directcarealliance.org/?p=3261</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Arizona Direct Care Worker Association has had an exciting couple of months. Before the election, several colleagues and I made visits to the offices of Sen. John McCain and Sen. Jon Kyl to seek support for the Direct Care Workforce Empowerment Act. We explained our interest in the legislation and how it needs to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Criminals Receive Better Treatment than Elders?</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/11/do-criminals-receive-better-treatment-than-elders/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/11/do-criminals-receive-better-treatment-than-elders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 15:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judy Clinco</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This seems like an outrageous question, doesn’t it?  But consider it as a hypothetical: given the neglect of our long-term care system, the comparison does make a point.  Millions of older Americans rely on long-term care services, but so many more are still in need of assistance.  Access to quality home and community-based services is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arizona Direct Care Workers Prepare to Meet Baby Boomer Demand</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/06/arizona-direct-care-workers-prepare-to-meet-baby-boomer-demand/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/06/arizona-direct-care-workers-prepare-to-meet-baby-boomer-demand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judy Clinco</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.directcarealliance.org/?p=2849</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent article in the Arizona Republic calls attention to the rising demand for direct care services in Arizona.  With an additional 1.1 million direct care workers needed across the U.S. in the next ten years, it is more important than ever that our workforce is equipped to meet the challenge.  From the article: Despite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DCA&#8217;s Investment in Arizona Pays Off: Association, Worker Leaders Make Great Strides</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/01/az-association-worker-leaders-make-great-strides/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/01/az-association-worker-leaders-make-great-strides/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:49:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judy Clinco</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s not easy to start up a direct care worker association, but with the right members and allies, you’d be surprised how much you can get done. Our association, the Arizona Direct Care Worker Association (ADCWA), started last year. We are still in the process of building up our membership, but we already have some [...]]]></description>
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