The Coalition for R.E.A.L. Home and Community-Based Services in Pennsylvania is a group of concerned providers, consumers and workers that are advocating for the state to not create another quasi-state homecare agency, but to rather work together to build upon the current long-term care continuum.

Below are materials that provide background information on the REAL Coalition's position:

• Facts about the Consumer Workforce Council - provides basic facts concerning the proposed Consumer Workforce Council.
  
• Myths v. Facts - Myths versus facts concerning the creation and role of the Consumer Workforce Council.
  
• Advocacy Flyer 1 - Don't fix what isn't broken.
  
• Advocacy Flyer 2 - I value my attendants.
  
• Advocacy Flyer 3 - Don't take away my freedom to choose.
  
• Intergovernmental Agreement - a draft of the proposed intergovernmental agreement which would create the Council.
  
• Letter to Aging Secretary Mike Hall - a letter to Ageing Secretary Michael Hall requesting that the Secretary not sign an intergovernmental agreement until there is a full vetting of the proposal.
  
• PHI State Chart Book on Wages for Personal and Home Care Aides - provides information on wages for personal and home care aides in all 50 states and the nation.
  
• Council Background - Background information on the formation of the proposed Consumer Workforce Council.
  
• Timeline - provides a timeline of activities to date to create the Consumer Workforce Council.