Matching Service Registries Could Help States Meet CLASS Workforce Infrastructure Requirements | PHInational.org

Matching service registries — which help connect consumers who want to self-direct their home care to compatible personal care aides — could prove to be a valuable building block under the CLASS Plan, according to a new PHI study, which is the first to focus on the workforce issues raised by CLASS.

The CLASS (Community Living Assistance Services and Supports) Plan, the new voluntary long-term care insurance program created under national health reform, requires states to ensure “adequate infrastructure for the provision of personal care attendant workers.”