Based on analysis of the latest national occupational projections from Bureau of Labor Statistics at the U.S. Department of Labor, PHI has published a fact sheet that summarizes the data relating to the direct-care workforce.

Their analysis suggests that demand for direct-care workers over the next decade, particularly in home- and community-based settings, will continue to outpace supply dramatically - unless policy-makers and employers work together to make these jobs competitively attractive compared to other occupations.