Although home health aides play a key role in keeping homebound older adults in their homes, there is a looming shortage of these workers. Home health aides play a vital role in the care of homebound ...

MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork)-- Home health aides are asking New York state for a raise. They say the current minimum wage is not a living wage for caregivers, and as a result there is a critical ...

On most days around 2 p.m., home health aide Duane Crichlow can be found in an apartment in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, playing catch with his client — a man in his 30s with a developmental disability who ...

Joshua Rodriguez is a personal finance and investing writer with a passion for his craft. When he's not working, he enjoys time with his wife, two kids and two dogs. One of the most expensive aspects ...

An hourly wage increase of $2 designed to help ease the shortage of home care aides is finally in place, but industry players disagree about whether the raise can accomplish its goal without ...

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Students at a training program, Cooperative Home Care Associates in New York, practice basic skills like a bed-bath on each other. Home health aides, provide basic, day-to-day support for elderly and ...

Nationally, nearly 1 in 5 health care workers is foreign-born. Among physicians, it’s 1 in 4. Among home health aides, it’s closer to 2 in 5. Immigrants are not just filling gaps; they are holding up ...

The coronavirus pandemic continues to spread like wildfire through the U.S. Amid this pandemic, people need to be able to stay home to stay safe. Yet many workers cannot take time off, even if ...

A deal reached a minute before thousands of Alberta health workers were set to strike last weekend has been approved, their ...