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When President Barack Obama was still on the campaign trail, he joined home care worker Pauline Beck and senior and home care consumer John Thornton to walk a day in Pauline's shoes.  He did all the hard work a direct care worker does every day -- helping John -- a retiree in Alameda, California, stay independent in his home.

"Seniors and those living with disabilities really need this assistance," Pauline says. It’s important for their minds and bodies that they are able to stay in their homes and live out their lives. We need to think about how we’ll want to be treated when we are that age."

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Seniors, people with disabilities, and workers are building a strong vision of a home care system that works for every Pennsylvanian. Want to learn how a new home care system, led by people with disabilities, seniors, and workers, will better serve our families and communities? Have questions about how a direct care worker registry will expand home care to thousands more Pennsylvanians, while preserving, promoting, and protecting consumers' complete control over the direct care workers they employ? Click here now for answers to your frequently asked questions, or read below to learn more.

Seniors, people with disabilities, and the workers who support them are joining together to develop a structure that will promote a reliable and retainable home care workforce that’s right for Pennsylvania.  And by fighting to re-balance the long term living system, seniors and people with disabilities will have the choices they deserve when it comes to their services

Kathy Lind, a retired nurse from Allegheny County, has seen first hand what a state solution for quality home care could mean for Pennsylvania seniors like her.