The following is a list of PAS Workforce resources related to Arizona.
The list is provided and maintained by the National
Clearinghouse on the Direct Care Workforce. Each citation contains
an abstract and information about how to obtain the entire version.
Clinco, Judith B. (April 1995). The agency's role in hiring private help.
Abstract:
This article is about the "Hire Private Help" program created by Catalina In-Home Services to recruit and train suitable home care aides for private-pay clients.
Obtain the Full Version: To get a copy of this article, contact "CARING" by caring@nahc.org; fax: 202-547-3540; or mail to "CARING", 228 Seventh Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003.
Gillespie, Jennifer . (2003). Direct-care worker associations and public authorities. National Academy for State Health Policy, Rutgers Center for State Health Policy, and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Abstract:
States and long-term care consumers, workers, and employers are seeking ways to address the growing demand for a high quality and stable long-term care workforce. Direct-care worker associations and public authorities have emerged to address this issue through outreach, advocacy, support, and training. This issue brief provides a snapshot of associations and public authorities, and includes website links.
Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. (March 2004). Chart of direct-care workforce activities in Arizona.
Abstract:
This chart describes existing or enacted direct-care workforce initiatives in this state as of March, 2004. The information was collected as part of a national survey of state intitiatives on the long-term care direct-care workforce. Additional details about this state may be found in the full report.
United States District Court For the State of Arizona. (August 2004). Ball vs. Biedess: District of Arizona circuit court ruling.
Abstract:
The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) is a state agency that receives federal funding to ensure the provision of health care services to Arizona's Medicaid clients. In the case, representatives of a class of elderly and disabled Medicaid clients stated that they could not rely on their personal care workers. The ruling instructs the agency to offer a rate of pay to attract enough health care workers to deliver all of the services for prescribed for an individual.
Citizens Workgroup on the Long-Term Care Workforce. (April 2005). Will anyone care?: Leading the paradigm shift in developing Arizona's direct care workforce .
Abstract:
In March of 2004 Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano created the Citizens Work Group on the Long-Term Care Workforce (CWG). This report offers data and information on the supply and the demand for direct-care workers in Arizona. Among their recommendations, the Work Group suggested that state administrators make an effort to ensure a quality workforce so that Arizona's growing number of elders and persons living with disabilities receive quality care.
