Consumer Direct Care Network Washington (CDWA), part of the Consumer Direct Care Network, is committed to providing care and support for people in their homes and communities. We are proud to bring our services to Washington and serve as the Consumer Directed Employer (CDE) for the state’s Department of Social...
Partnership, collaborative efforts, strategic direction, and thought leadership. These words easily define the lasting relationship Consumer Direct Care Network (CDCN) has shared with our thought partner, Applied Self-Direction (ASD). Like CDCN, ASD works to support and improve self-directed home care across the US. Self-directed home care allows older adults...
It’s the end of 2019 and that means it’s almost time to send out W-2 forms. The W-2 form is the form that an employer must send to an employee and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) at the end of each year. The W-2 form is the official Wage and Tax...
Consumer Direct Care Network (CDCN) has led the industry in expanding choice and control since 1990. Our primary line of service is to provide caregiving support to individuals with disabilities so they can maintain independence at home and in their communities. Now, almost thirty years later, we provide care...
During Direct Support Professional Recognition Week (September 8-14, 2019), we salute the more than 4.4 million Direct Support Professionals (DSP) who provide services for individuals with disabilities and older adults. This is often challenging work that is not glamorous, well recognized, or highly paid. Nevertheless, it is work that...
As the economic landscape changes, organizations are finding it more difficult to recruit and retain direct care workers to provide in-home personal care services. Following adoption of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and minimum wage increases in some states, many employers...
The fifth annual President’s Award for Excellence acknowledges six exemplary employees from our network of companies. Managers company-wide were asked to nominate one employee for their work in 2018. From this impressive field of nominees, the Executive Team can select only a few. We are pleased to announce that...
Ben Bledsoe, Chief Executive Officer of Consumer Direct Care Network, has been named to the RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council, the Administration for Community Living (ACL) announced Wednesday. Bledsoe is among 15 voting members of the council which is charged with “providing recommendations on effective models of family caregiving...
Today marks the 29th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA is a civil rights law that prevents discrimination of individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life. This includes jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general...
Yesterday, Kathy Dayley from the Office of U.S. Senator James E. Risch presented Macy Henze with a letter of recognition for being named the 2019 Idaho Direct Support Professional (DSP) of the Year by the American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR). This is a prestigious honor. Consumer...