Despite the vital nature of their work, front-line human service workers in Illinois are underpaid and undervalued.

personal support workers say they haven't been paid in weeks ... In her 21 years working at the Corydon care home, she didn't experience challenges with the system until after the providers ...

said home care workers, who are almost all women, should no longer be expected to work alone at night without back-up or support. She said: “Our members are working alone, walking from one address to ...

The need for in-home care in rural areas has increased rapidly, coinciding with the aging of the Baby Boom generation, which ...

Home care cooperatives may be the key to alleviating the shortage of paid caregivers for older Americans. Participants in cooperatives experienced more respect, control, job support, and compensation ...

Right now, I have family to make sure that after my support worker’s eight-hour shift, I can still eat and have my other basic needs met. But I worry that soon, without changes to home care ...

SYDNEY, Nova Scotia, March 28, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The home support workers of New Waterford Homecare Service Society voted overwhelmingly in favour of job action, with 99% of the workers ...

A bill would require direct care workers to pass a competency exam rather than have a diploma or GED. Advocates argue wage ...

Brandon Kingsmore is a home care consumer from Allentown. He was born with cerebral palsy and has been advocating for others with disabilities since 2020.

‘My Care Story’ is a new series dedicated to amplifying the stories of care-experienced individuals and providing social workers with vital insights to improve the support they offer. Rebekah Pierre, ...

“Home care cooperatives represent an innovative approach to addressing the caregiver crisis to improve caregiver job quality ...

Dozens of health-care support workers who work at Extendicare ... which represents workers at the care home. With every paycheque, she said, "they need to go file a payroll inquiry, because ...