This issue brief (22 pages) provides an overview of care partnerships between direct care workers (personal care aides, home health aides, nursing assistants, etc.) and caregivers in the U.S. and shares recommendations on how they might be strengthened.
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This issue brief (22 pages) provides an overview of care partnerships between direct care workers (personal care aides, home health aides, nursing assistants, etc.) and caregivers in the U.S. and shares recommendations on how they might be strengthened.
The data and recommendations are based on a national convening with over 10 experts, interviews with 13 additional individual subject matter experts, and a literature review.
