LTCSS Commission Workgroup chairs and co-chairs,

Through our largely foundation funded “Health Care for Health Care Workers Campaign,” PHI has some funding to support the participation of direct care workers in Commission Workgroups.  Our funding support would reimburse direct care workers (certified nursing assistants, home health aides, personal care attendants, Home Help providers, etc.) for lost wages and mileage to attend workgroup meetings.  PHI staff will also assist direct care workers in preparing and participating in the meetings.

Clearly, the charge to the finance and workforce development workgroups are within the desires of our funders to secure health care coverage for all direct care workers while building the voices of workers to affect that change.  And, if direct care workers are interested in and able to attend the other workgroups (person directed planning, quality, prevention, and public education), I’ll explore how we might be able to support their participation in the other inter-connected recommendations.

Please share this information with anyone else who is helping you recruit workgroup members.

For more information about this support that can be offered in your recruitment of active members in your workgroups or to nominate someone for the monetary support, please contact me or Tameshia Bridges (517-372-8310 or TBridges@...) of PHI’s Health Care for Health Care Workers Campaign.

Thanks and have a great 4^th of July.