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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As Americans gather for holiday celebrations, many will quietly give thanks for the health care workers who keep their families and friends well: the ICU nurse who stabilized a grandparent, the doctor ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Home care aides will soon see an increase in their paycheck. The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) announced Thursday that the minimum wage for home care aides is increasing.

Mae Hochstetler can pay the bills because the state pays her to care for her adult son, with a pandemic pay bump. LYNNWOOD — Mae Hochstetler has two jobs: a patient health navigator and a paid parent ...

A lot has changed in Jonathan Miller’s life in the past decade, but one thing that’s remained consistent is his house. The brick two-bedroom ranch-style house in West Des Moines, Iowa, is filled with ...

The fear of violence against home care aides, nurses, and therapists may be adding to the already-severe shortage of care workers and adding to the burden on family caregivers. In our increasingly ...