State lawmakers are launching a public hearing to probe New York’s controversial $9 billion taxpayer-funded program that connects residents with home-health-care aides. State Senate Health Committee ...

ALBANY — The state health commissioner is countering what he calls "lies" spread in a statewide TV lobbying campaign over control of a program that allows families to hire home health aides paid by ...

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 ...

Facing a severe shortage of aides and high costs, people trying to keep aging loved ones at home often cobble together a patchwork of family and friends to help. Credit... Supported by By Reed Abelson ...

Health officials are rolling out regulations to implement a 2024 law legalizing the use of certified medication aides in long-term care facilities, rules that supporters say will help address severe ...