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Our Center provides...

Our Center provides research, training, dissemination and technical assistance on issues of personal assistance services (PAS) in the United States. Our research can be found under the project links above, prior trainings are in presentations, webcasts and on the PAS Users page.

This website includes...
  • Publications, links and presentations for each of the above projects.
  • State information such as:
    • State Statistics
    • Program Data (Medicaid, HCBS)
    • Legal Information Relating to PAS
    • Contact details for government agencies
  • Center publications and research articles related to PAS
  • Webcast schedule and archives of past webcasts
  • A policy page that identifies and tracks government policy and legislation which has a direct impact on PAS
  • Our quarterly newsletter which you can subscribe to below
  • News items and events relevant to Personal Assistance Services
If you have a question...

If you have a question about PAS that is not under the above links go to our Ask Mike page or contact a staff member.

A question that Mike has frequently answered is how to be paid to care for a family member.

This website does not include job posting for personal assistants.

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The Center publishes a quarterly newsletter to keep subscribers informed of our activities. Your email address will only be used by the Center and will not be given or sold to any other party.

What's New

PAS Center Publications

The CLASS Act: Is It Dead or Just Sleeping?

Posted: April, 2012 read more

Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services: Impact of the Affordable Care Act.

Posted: April, 2012 read more

Statement for the Record by the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI) For the Hearing on Ensuring Regulations Protect Access to Affordable and Quality Companion Care Before the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Education and the Workforce Committee, U.S. House of Representatives.

Posted: March, 2012 read more

Private-Duty Industry Association Studies of DOL's Proposal to Revise FLSA's Companionship Exemption: What Do They Tell Us?

Posted: March, 2012 read more

News

Atlantic Magazine Offers Ideas on Nursing Homes

Posted: May, 2012  read more

FEMA Awards Contract Providing Home Health and Personal Care to Disaster Survivors

Posted: May, 2012  read more

Settlement Requires Development of New Emergency Response Plans to Include People with Disabilities

Posted: May, 2012  read more

New Study Finds Certified Nursing Assistants in Nursing Homes at High Risk of Work-Related Injuries

Posted: May, 2012  read more

Latest Research in PAS

Gaps Continue To Exist In Nursing Home Emergency Preparedness And Response During Disasters.

Posted: May, 2012 read more

Hidden in Plain Sight: California's Paid Medi-Cal Caregivers Are Vulnerable

Posted: April, 2012 read more

Protecting Workers and Their Families with Paid Family Leave and Caregiving Credits

Posted: April, 2012 read more

The Effects of Paid Family and Medical Leave on Employment Stability and Economic Security.

Posted: April, 2012 read more