A better workforce: Pass Build Back Better
Caregiver Ana Garsia is following the footsteps of the pioneering women of California who changed the course of the homecare...
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Home Care and Education Fund Instructors
Continuously seeking Instructors to teach the training curriculum in various languages such as English, Spanish, Korean, Armenian, Cantonese, or Mandarin...
Crisis averted: First-aid training saves lives
When Tracy Mills Jones arrived at her brother’s house, the floor was covered in blood. A caregiver for over 30...
IHSS+ with L.A. Care
The unique partnership between the Center for Caregiver Advancement (CCA), L.A. Care Health Plan and SEIU Local 2015 has resulted...
Specialized ADRD training, Year 2 report
In 2019, UCSF was awarded a five-year, $3.2 million California Department of Public Health Alzheimer’s Research Award to study the...
CCA Fact Sheet: Training programs
Founded in 2000 by the long-term care workers who are now members of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 2015,...
Close to home: Caring for family
For years Melissa Fernandez’s family struggled to find the correct diagnosis for the symptoms her mother was experiencing. When they...
Second set of eyes for care team
The signs were there, but caregiver Levon Wortham was in the dark about what to do. Then he signed up...
Breaking down language barriers
When Byeoung Dutt has questions for her care recipient’s doctor, she first turns to Google Translate to help her write...
Finding creative ways to give care
Watching one of the people she cares for show signs of dementia breaks Lynda Jackson’s heart just a little. The...