Making Work Work

A collaboration between The Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability and The Worker Institute, the goal of this grant-funded research is to identify policies, programs and practices needed to support home care workers and care recipients – specifically, working-age adults with disabilities who use personal care services – as both groups endeavor to engage in the labor force. The researchers hope to gain an increased understanding of what enables employment for both the care worker and the care recipient, promote the adoption of recommended policies and practices to support care workers, and contribute to higher quality and more consistent care for those who require personal care assistance to access and retain employment.

The full name of the project is Making Work Work: Quality Work and Quality Care to Support Labor Market Participation and Retention of Care Workers and Care Recipients.

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