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--JOURNAL ARTICLES--

How Caregivers and Workers Fared in Cash and Counseling
Leslie Foster, Stacy B. Dale, and Randall Brown
Health Services Research, 2007 Feb; 42(1p2): 510-532.
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1475-6773.2006.00672.x

The Geriatric Training Academy: Innovative Education for Certified Nurse Aides and Charge Nurses
Barbara Cherry; Paula Marshall-Gray,; Ann Laurence; Alexia Green; Ana Valadez; Donna Scott-Tilley; Pearl Merritt
Journal of Gerontological Nursing. 2007 Mar; 33(3: 37-44.
http://www.jognonline.com/view.asp?rID=20965

Providers Nurture Staff Growth
Joanne Kaldy
Provider, March 2007; p. 22-33.
http://www.providermagazine.com/pdf/2007/cover-03-2007.pdf


--REPORTS--

Quality Assurance for Long-Term Care: The Experiences of England, Australia, Germany and Japan
Joshua M. Wiener, Jane Tilly, Anna Howe, Colleen Doyle, Alison Evans Cuellar, John Campbell, Naoki Ikegami
AARP Public Policy Institute (February 2007, .pdf format, 91p.).
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/il/2007_05_ltc.pdf

Comprehensive Health Coverage for Consumer-Directed Home Care Workers; Case study: Washington State
Ingrid J. McDonald
Health Care for Health Care Workers (March 2007, .pdf format, 7p.).
http://www.directcareclearinghouse.org/download/CaseStudy-WA-1.pdf


--NEWS-

New Funding Opportunity for Long-Term Care Workforce Development: SGA/DFA PY-06-07
February 16, 2007
US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
http://www.doleta.gov/BRG/Indprof/LTCSGA.cfm

Legislators Hear About Need for Health Care Coverage
March 12, 2007
http://www.directcareclearinghouse.org/n_news_det.jsp?res_id=231810&res_type=6&txn_type=