by Brenda Peluso | Feb 6, 2026 | Reports & Research
In July 2025, Maine’s Long Term Care Ombudsman Program (LTCOP) commissioned the Consortium for Aging Policy Research & Analysis (CAPRA) to do a program evaluation of the Direct Care and Support Professional Advisory Council (AC). This report contains a wonderful...
by Brenda Peluso | Jan 20, 2026 | Reports & Research
Jake McDonald, Senior Policy Advocacy Specialist for PHI and former member of our leadership team, recently published “Strengthening Maine’s Care and Support Systems: Turning Ideas into Policy.” In this article, Mr. McDonald states, “The recommendations from Maine’s...
by Brenda Peluso | Jan 6, 2026 | Reports & Research
“The Financial Burden of Caregiving” – The November 12, 2025 episode of A1: In-home elder care costs are rising more than three times faster than inflation. AARP estimates that caregivers in the U.S. spend an average of $7,242 out of pocket each year. Cuts to...
by Brenda Peluso | Dec 23, 2025 | Reports & Research
“An Aging America Needs a Stronger Care Workforce” – An opinion piece from the National Skills Coalition: “Direct care workers include more than 5 million home health aides, personal care aides, and certified nursing assistants—making this larger than any other...
by Brenda Peluso | Nov 11, 2025 | News & Events
The Maine Department of Health & Human Services’ Worker Portability and Advancement Initiative was launched in 2022 “to create a base credential usable by individuals in at least two current roles: Personal Support Specialist (PSS) and Direct Support Professional...
