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 ...

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A rapidly aging population is colliding with a shrinking home health workforce, raising fears that thousands of seniors may struggle to safely age at home as agencies face staffing shortages.

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 ...

As you age, you may need help to take care of your health but want to live independently in your home. If so, you’re in good company, as 90 percent of older adults would prefer to age in place, rather ...

Home care aides in New York received a $2-per-hour minimum wage increase recently as part of a push by lawmakers and advocates to address a statewide home care crisis. The wage bump took effect Oct. 1 ...