I’m often surprised by the lack of awareness of consumer-directed care, also known as self-direction. It’s not new. In the 1990s, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation awarded grants to develop ...

Concerns around health data privacy could hinder the state’s already-rushed plan to consolidate a popular Medicaid-funded home care program. Nassau County Judge Jerome Murphy issued a temporary ...

After 10 years as a systems advocate for the Resource Center for Accessible Living, a Hudson Valley organization that fights for self-determination for those living with disabilities, 33-year-old ...

Labor giant 1199SEIU is moving to unionize a large swath of home care aides, capitalizing on the state’s upcoming consolidation of a $9 billion program. The union, which represents 75,000 home care ...

I have been a home-care worker for Consumer Direct Personal Care for about two years. I believe strongly in providing the quality home care that we all deserve. Unfortunately home-care workers can't ...