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Direct care workers caring for older adults and people with disabilities—defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as personal care aides, home health aides, and nursing assistants—make up the largest ...

MAMARONECK — On an early afternoon in this Westchester County town, the Wagner House is full of life. Some residents have gathered in the living room to watch television. Others are learning how to ...

The nearly five million direct care workers who support older adults and people with disabilities are the largest workforce in the U.S. But despite high demand, many are paid little more than minimum ...

Direct care workers earn low wages and have inadequate access to benefits Along with orderlies and psychiatric aides, direct care workers earn the fifth-lowest average hourly wage among U.S.

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, ...

For the Reinke family, which includes three adult children on the autism spectrum, direct care workers are essential to a functioning household. The in-home professionals help people with intellectual ...

Direct support professionals pushed for higher pay in 2016. Eight years later, their income still lags, causing a high rate of turnover and, with it, lack of care. New York State’s failure to budget ...