For nearly a decade, Catholic Charities of East Tennessee has relied on federal funding to provide legal aid to victims of ...

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 ...

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 ...

When considering a home care contract, perform your due diligence and, if necessary, talk to an attorney, Ask the Lawyer ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

For many home healthcare aides, verbal abuse from clients or clients' family is a real problem, a U.S. study suggests. Caregivers who reported verbal abuse were also more likely to report physical ...

As we age, become frail, and need personal assistance, we will increasingly require paid aides to help us with routine daily activities, such as bathing, dressing, or cooking. Demand for those aides ...