Deep cuts to medicaid may force states to decrease spending for the hiring of workers critical to the care of disabled and ...

One of the country’s fastest-growing jobs — home health and personal care aides — is also among its lowest-paying. About 4 million people were employed in the field in 2024. Like many other workers in ...

The nation faces a growing crisis in its direct care workforce, which was devastated by COVID-19 and is facing rising demands for its services. More than 1,000 nursing home, residential care facility, ...

Direct care workers (DCWs) such as home health aides, personal care aides, and certified nurse assistants are a core component of Medicaid home and community-based service (HCBS) delivery. For years, ...

Every day, Sermoune Blaylock cares for her child. “(I) wake him up in the morning before school, help him with getting ready for school, brushing teeth, washing face, getting his clothes on,” said ...