It’s no business secret that higher pay generally leads to better retention, recruitment and employee satisfaction. In an industry experiencing a worsening workforce shortage and growing needs of the consumer, this is essential. Direct care workers provide invaluable support services to seniors and people with disabilities. Click here to read more about how CDChoices provides consumers like […]
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Thank you to The Record and The Saratogian for highlighting our National Nonprofit Day donation to the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York. We received just about 40 likes on our Facebook post and donated one food item per like to the food bank. See the snapshot here.
Our very own Christopher Graber, CEO (class of ’06) was featured in the Siena College Magazine: News and Notes, Summer 2021! See below for a snapshot!
CDChoices CEO Christopher Graber participated in a round table discussion with Congressman Paul Tonko this past month to advocate for CDPA funding pertaining to the Better Care Better Jobs Act. This legislation would provide a historic investment that prioritizes wage and benefit increases to workers who provide care to consumers receiving Medicaid home and community-based […]
Earlier this week, Spectrum News published the article Local caregiver grateful for nonprofit instituting raises. Lori Rappleyea, CDChoices consumer and board member, shared how she utilized the pay wage increase CDChoices instituted earlier this year with her personal assistant, Barbara Fredericks. For Consumers enrolled in specific plans, the pay rate is now $15.00 per hour, […]
Each week, CDChoices’ Peer Mentor shares tips on our social media. This week’s #TipTuesday involves workplace safety in the home. #TipTuesday: Consumers/DRs: teach your staff how to stay safe in the kitchen to prevent serious injury. Even if an employee exhibits confidence about tasks required of them, it’s still a good idea to go over […]
Home and community-based services, like Consumer Directed Personal Assistance (CDPA) have been the topic of many conversations lately. President Biden’s American Jobs Plan includes a proposed $400 billion in additional federal funding for these services. Comedian John Oliver even mentioned community care recently during this episode of his television show. Earlier this week, Forbes,com published the article The Liberating Potential […]
We’re excited to announce the appointment of Hongwei Zhang as Director of Operations. Hongwei will manage office operations, information technology, business and market analytics and brand awareness. Hongwei is a graduate of the University of Albany where she obtained degrees in Accounting and Business Administration. She also holds a master’s degree in Computer Information Systems […]
Consumer Directed Choices (CDChoices), a nonprofit corporation providing services to seniors and people with disabilities enrolled in the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP), announces increased pay rates that their Consumers select, set, and control for their employed home care workers. This increase comes on the heels of the Enacted FY 2021-22 New York State […]
Consumer Directed Choices is partnering with St. Ambrose School in Latham, New York to host an International Children’s Book Day Facebook Live. Denise DiNoto of CDChoices will be reading the book “Butterfly on Wheels” by Albany native author Shameka Andrews. Denise is a strong advocate for individuals living with disabilities as she herself is a […]