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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 crisis in care: low wages and high stakes for PA’s direct care workers and older adults. Pennsylvania’s caregiving crisis is growing. This episode reveals the emotional and economic strain on direct ...

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 ...

A Reading lawmaker joined forces with Trucare Home Care to spread some Christmas cheer to Berks County patients. State Rep. Manny Guzman and direct care workers on Thursday delivered holiday baskets ...

With inflation up and pay stagnant for direct-care workers, group homes and programs for people with autism struggle with staff shortages. "We need a workforce that can afford to stay in the work they ...

More than 2,300 additional direct caregivers are needed to meet the demand of older or disabled Mainers. On Tuesday, there was a public hearing to look at a proposal that would increase MaineCare ...