Embedded gender and racial discrimination and lack of bargaining power are major causes of not only low pay for home health care aides but for many of the country’s low-wage, fast-growing occupations.

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 ...

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 ...

These days, compassion is a job quality in high demand as the home health field continues to grow. “We serve about 12,000 New Yorkers any day of the week. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, ...

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

(Reuters Health) – Preventing on-the-job injuries and providing enough work to those who want it are good first steps to retain valuable home health care aides, according to a U.S. study. Based on a ...

Home health aides assist at-home patients with a variety of tasks, including bathing, grooming, dressing, helping with exercises and more. “The primary role is hands-on personal care,” said Shelley ...

Home health aides help the elderly and people with chronic illnesses, disabilities, or cognitive impairments live independently. They assist with daily tasks like bathing, preparing meals, and ...

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 ...

New Jersey's Department of Human Services andThe Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities have launched a website to promote job openings for aides who would work with people with disabilities and ...