It’s 7 a.m., and Keith Gurgui makes sure he’s awake so his home health aide can help bathe and clothe him, and then lift him out of bed and into his wheelchair before they have to leave for the day. A ...

Students at a training program, Cooperative Home Care Associates in New York, practice basic skills like a bed-bath on each other. Home health aides, provide basic, day-to-day support for elderly and ...

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 ...

After learning that an elderly client had developed symptoms similar to those of COVID-19 in mid-March, personal care aide Kismet Evans immediately called her employer and self-quarantined. After a ...

The home health and personal care aide force is expected to grow 70%25 from 2010 to 2020 Few states come close to the 75 hours of training that Medicare requires New measures include background checks ...

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 ...

A lot has changed in Jonathan Miller's life in the past decade, but one thing that's remained consistent is his house. The brick two-bedroom, ranch-style house in West Des Moines, Iowa, is filled with ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Home care aides will soon see an increase in their paycheck. The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) announced Thursday that the minimum wage for home care aides is increasing.

The coronavirus pandemic continues to spread like wildfire through the U.S. Amid this pandemic, people need to be able to stay home to stay safe. Yet many workers cannot take time off, even if ...

Many Americans hope to spend their old age at home, rather than moving into a care facility. When the time comes, they rely on the more than 2 million home health aides who provide day-to-day support.