The Express - Lock Haven

Home care workers in Pa. and other states are losing minimum wage protections — and are fighting back

For more than two decades, Denise Lugo has worked as a home care worker in Fayetteville, North Carolina, caring for elderly ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Many home care workers are immigrants. Now, some are afraid to go to work.

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Politifact

John Thune says health care often ‘comes with a job.’ The reality’s not simple or straightforward

In the context of policy discussions regarding proposed Medicaid cuts, Medicaid work requirements, and other heatlh coverage issues, Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., pointed out the link between health care ...

VA plans to abruptly eliminate tens of thousands of health care jobs

Strains on the Veterans Affairs system could grow with the elimination of as many as 35,000 mostly unfilled health care ...
abcnews4

Dignity at risk: hospice care faces critical worker shortage amidst policy challenges

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Officials are giving dire predictions for the future of palliative care and hospice care. There's a rapidly growing need for nurses and healthcare workers in those areas, ...
Institute for Fiscal Studies

Off to the shops? Outside job opportunities and care worker labour supply

In this paper, we study the impact of supermarket and warehouse openings on the labour supply of care workers in England.
The American Journal of Managed Care

Many US Health Care Workers Face Poverty, Food Insecurity, and Housing Instability

Financial hardship is widespread among health care workers, particularly in direct care roles, amid a workforce crisis and challenging job conditions. Direct care workers face the highest levels of ...