Direct Care Workers United for Change
Millions of Americans rely on direct care workers (home care aides, personal care attendants, personal assistants, nursing assistants, direct support professionals and others) for help with essentials like getting out of bed, getting dressed, and getting to work or to church--not to mention sensitive medical tasks. But low wages, poor benefits, insufficient training, and a lack of respect contribute to sky-high turnover rates. The Direct Care Alliance is working to remove these barriers.
Help us find our new leader. DCA is seeking a visionary leader and spokesperson with a passion for progressive causes--particularly issues affecting low-income workers and quality of care. Please visit our Leadership Transition page for a job announcement and more.
President Obama announces a rule to grant home care workers basic labor protections, flanked by DCA's Tracy Dudzinski
The Fight for Change
Fight for your passion, your job, your future.
- Join the movement
- Find out how you can help win basic labor protections for home care workers
- Read our 2013 Congressional Agenda
- Learn about our National Day of Action on Sept. 21, 2012 and hear from direct care workers who participated.
- Attend a Caring Across Generations Care Congress in a city near you
- Tell your representatives to preserve Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security
Learn about more ways to take action
Direct Care Voices
Join Us in Austin on March 5 for a Medicaid Rally
On March 5, people from over 150 local, state and national organizations–including Direct Care Alliance (DCA)–will gather ... Read more »Why We Direct Care Workers Need Paid Sick Days
Have you ever had to go to work when you are not feeling well? I have on ... Read more »A Call to Action, Amplified by Meetings with Fellow Advocates
Inspired by two events I attended last month, I’m feeling especially proud of the work Direct Care ... Read more »Direct from the Headlines
- DCA's David Ward on investing in direct care jobs to strengthen our economy
- The Huffington Post on the need to grant home care workers minimum wage and overtime pay
- NPR on home health aides: In Demand, Yet Paid Little
- Immigrants key to looming home health aide shortage, says NPR
- DCA's David Ward on closing the circle of care for our veterans
- DCA's Helen Hanson's Bangor Daily News op-ed on why we need the rule
- Home care franchises fighting the rule are protecting healthy profits, says USA Today
