While much of the recent conversation around caregiving in the United States has focused on the acute crisis of unaffordable child care and the challenges for parents, another issue is looming: ...

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.

Medicaid, along with the Children’s Health Insurance Program, provides coverage to nearly 80 million low-income Americans and is likely on the chopping block for congressional Republicans as they look ...

Personal Care Workers at Villa Colombo Homes for the Aged Inc. are on strike as of Wednesday, May 28. CUPE 5525 members in the Supportive Housing Unit have been negotiating with Villa Colombo for over ...

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As the first baby boomers turn 80 this year, the demand for home healthcare workers is expected to surge. At the same time, the Trump administration is ramping up its campaign to deport immigrants, ...

Last year, 65% of people working for Chicago-area home care agencies weren’t citizens. There are early signs a federal campaign against immigration is keeping them off the job. Michelle Garcia relies ...