This fact sheet discusses the state of the direct-care workforce in Michigan and shows that while demand for these jobs is at a historic high, the traditional labor pool from which these workers have been drawn is declining. It argues that an injection of public and private investment to reshape the structure and quality of direct-care jobs can help to bolster the workforce, the local economy, and quality care (abstract from: http://directcareclearinghouse.org/l_art_det.jsp?res_id=291010).