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Department Seeks to Reinvigorate Direct‑Care Workforce With Registry and Training Hub

House Committee on Human Services · February 4, 2026

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Summary

DDAIL told the committee it has issued an RFP for a direct care workforce registry and will use Rural Health Transformation funds to sustain the effort; members asked whether Chittenden County nursing homes can benefit from a centralized LNA training hub and the department agreed to clarify scope.

The department highlighted a multi‑pronged approach to addressing direct care workforce shortages, including technical assistance from the national direct care workforce strategy center, an RFP released in November for a workforce registry, and the "Careers in Caring" outreach campaign that generated 120,000…

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