On July 8, 2025, Corinne Eldridge, President & CEO, Center for Caregiver Advancement (CCA), joined host Robert Espinoza on the latest episode of his podcast “A Question of Care” to talk about why more people aren’t using consumer direction to guide caregiving.
Eldridge believes this is one of the most underrecognized options in long-term care. Eldridge and Espinoza also discuss why independent providers of care deserve better training, more government attention, and stronger policy support.
A Podcast Conversation About How to Boost Consumer Direction in Long-term Care

During the conversation about how consumer direction can help inform and improve caregiving, Robert asks the provocative question: “What would happen to families everywhere if more than 5 million direct care and childcare workers in this country were to vanish overnight?”
He explores the answers to this question, and the vast care network of independent providers with Eldridge, the leading expert in the space.
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About the Center for Caregiver Advancement
The Center for Caregiver Advancement (CCA) is committed to building the workforce of highly trained caregivers that many Californians can’t live without. CCA is the state’s most experienced provider of free, accessible caregiver training that focuses on a supportive, experience-based learning environment.
Research studies about the impact of our training programs help to advance policy initiatives to develop career pathway opportunities and build professionalization within long-term care. For more information, we invite you to explore our caregiver training programs and caregiving impact stories.
Image Credits: Robert Espinoza, A Question of Care; CCA