HI SR94

Executive Office on Aging and University of Hawaii Center on Aging requested to convene a working group by July 1, 2018 to review in-home care services in Hawaii and make recommendations to improve care quality.

Working group must submit a report to the Legislature no later than 20 days before the 2019 Regular Session with findings and recommendations.

Review must address home care provision methods, workforce characteristics, skills and training requirements, workforce supply and demand, caregiver wages and benefits, worker and client injuries, and the relationship between quality of care and worker compensation or training standards.

Working group must evaluate experiences in other states regarding increased wages, benefits, and training standards, and provide recommendations on improving care quality, financing, and worker compensation in Hawaii.

Working group composed of 13 members including representatives from Executive Office on Aging, UH Center on Aging, Governor, Senate President, House Speaker, Human Services, Health, Labor and Industrial Relations, Business/Economic Development/Tourism departments, and representatives from nonprofit providers, for-profit providers, and home care worker advocacy groups.