National Direct Care Advisory Council (NDCAC)

NDCACNATIONAL DIRECT CARE
ADVISORY COUNCIL

The leading forum for workforce development in aging, disability, and community care.

Our Work

Areas of Work

Why the Council exists: a durable, nonpartisan forum dedicated to the direct care workforce.

Inaugural research agenda announced: federal and state regulatory policy, and rural health.

A common evidentiary baseline on the direct care workforce, assembled from public sources.

A working convening of Council members, partners, and invited experts. Details forthcoming.

Concise, citable analyses for legislators, agencies, and provider organizations.

Training and e-tracking solutions aligned with the Council's standards, including Direct Care University.

Announcements and notices from the Council.

Announcement

The Council’s first program of research and reports will address two areas of national consequence for the direct care workforce.

Systematic analysis of the regulatory environment governing the direct care workforce across federal agencies and the fifty states.

Examination of direct care access, recruitment, and retention in rural and frontier communities, where workforce shortages are most acute.