FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 25, 2022 On September 30, the Department of Health Care Finance (DCHF) published three separate notices that outline its approach to paying out more than $17 million in ARPA funds for direct care worker retention, recruitment, conversion and vaccine bonus payments. Due to the approach taken by DHCF, the DC Coalition[…]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 13, 2022 District Seniors and People with Disabilities Face Reduced Access to Care Due to Shortages of Direct Care Staff A new survey of providers who serve DC seniors and people with developmental disabilities in home and community-based settings highlights unprecedented staffing shortages that are already reducing access to care[…]
In 2019, the DC Board of Nursing approved new certification standards for medication aides (MA-C). MA-Cs are CNAs and HHAs who have received additional training and have been certified to administer medications under the supervision of an RN or LPN. The DC Coalition for Long-term Care, Subcommittee on Workforce Development surveyed providers across the LTSS[…]