Two new reports about direct care workers including one from Maine

Two new reports about direct care workers - one to the Maine legislature and one national one with state profiles and recommended policy strategies

• State Policy Strategies for Strengthening the Direct Care Workforce - PHI (phinational.org) and Maine profile from national group ranks Maine 4th among states in policies/pay for direct care workers. Maine - PHI (phinational.org)  September 2022 from state index tool, State Index Tool - PHI (phinational.org)  Rhode Island is number 2, so Maine is second in New England.
• 2022 report to the Permanent Commission on stressing need for more data https://www.maine.gov/sos/womenscomm/documents/2022%20PCSW%20The%20Care%20Economy.pdf  
• OLDER: 2020 Report from Commission to study long-term care workforce issues https://legislature.maine.gov/doc/3852  calling for increased wages