The U.S. added 130,000 jobs last month, nearly all from eldercare. Now immigration policy and Medicaid cuts are limiting who is willing or able to do this job.

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 ...

A guidance originally curated to help Baltimore-area long-term care providers uplift and upskill their direct caregivers also can be applied by operators nationwide to build a respected and ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Direct care workers (DCWs), who assist people with daily living activities, are gathering in Lansing to hold a four-day conference that will highlight the needs of industry ...

As Senior Director of Workforce Development for the Pennsylvania Homecare Association, I am deeply concerned by Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposed 2025-2026 state budget, which critically overlooks our ...

Denise Tyler’s path to gerontology was shaped by a blend of personal experiences and professional opportunities. While working at the Center on Aging in the University of Kansas Medical Center, Denise ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Fran Mancl was thinking ahead. A certified nursing assistant at a nursing home, he wasn’t making enough ...

A study finds one of Iowa’s largest and most in-demand workforces has seen a meager increase in its average pay over the past decade and a half. Di Findley, executive director of Iowa CareGivers, says ...