PCA Quality Workforce Council

In Massachusetts, there are over 20,000 Personal Care Attendees (PCAs) that care for approximately 13,000 people statewide. Currently there is a new organization called The Personal Care Attendant Quality Workforce Council, which aims to help consumers who supervise their own PCAs to access good care by creating a more stable PCA workforce.

With that goal in mind, this Massachusetts Workforce Council is negotiating with the newly formed PCA union SEIU1199 UNITED HEALTHCARE WORKERS EAST to set new wages and benefits. The Council is also responsible to establish a PCA directory, to help consumers find qualified help, and provide training. The council is made up of consumers using the PCA program, state officials, and is chaired by Assistant Secretary of Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) Dr. Jean McGuire. Working together, this council hopes to reach new heights for the PCA community.

SAVE THE DATE March 11, 2008

The Personal Care Attendant Quality Home Care Workforce Council is coming to Springfield! The Personal Care Attendant (PCA) Quality Home Care Workforce Council was created to make it easier for persons with disabilities to find and hire PCAs. As part of their outreach effort, the Council will hold their March meeting at Springfield Technical Community College. You are invited to come to learn more about the work of the Council.

Accommodations and RSVPs

To reserve lunch, request CART or ASL, or other reasonable accommodations, get directions or for more info call 413 256 0473 and ask for Samantha at ext. 249 (English), or Leslie at ext 231 (Spanish)

12 Noon to 2:30 PM Program

12:00 Noon - 12:45 P.M. - Lunch with Council members and staff.

12:45 P.M. - 1:15 P.M. - Presentation: "PCAs are unionized. What does this mean for consumers?"

1:15 P.M. - 1:30 P.M. - Q & A on presentation.

1:30 P.M. - 2:30 P.M. Formal Council Meeting (The Council will move into Executive Session at approximately 2:30 P.M., ending the public program).