Personal care aides assist people with chronic diseases, physical disabilities and mental ailments by helping them prepare meals, get dressed in the morning and go about their daily tasks.

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. The long-predicted shortage of personal care aides is here. And it is creating enormous challenges for frail older adults and people with ...

Accordingly, a person with disabilities requiring a Personal Care Assistant (PCA) to accomplish activities of daily living are permitted to have a PCA accompany them on campus. Here at UMass Lowell, ...

And one sponsored by the state, no less. Albany is actually handing out billions to people claiming to be in-home “personal care” aides with little training and practically no oversight.

If your loved one needs help with basic hygiene tasks, such as bathing and using the bathroom, you may need a personal care aide. Standards for PCAs vary by state, with some states requiring up to ...

In February 2023, Boston Police received a report from a woman stating her 95-year-old mother’s personal care assistant, later identified as Emmanuel, had been stealing from her, Hayden said ...

New York State has begun the process of moving hundreds of thousands of consumers and their personal care aides from the ...

Analysts worry that Trump's planned immigration crackdown could undermine efforts to shore up the longterm care workforce.

Demand for direct care workers, including home health aides, personal care aides, nursing assistants and psychiatric aides, is projected to increase by 39% between 2022 and 2037, according to the ...

And the personal care they provide may help avoid ... The worker shortage should be no surprise. Home care aides have among the most dangerous jobs of all occupations, largely caused by back ...

How Much Does a Personal Care Aide Make? Personal Care Aides made a median salary of $33,530 in 2023. The best-paid 25% made $36,550 that year, while the lowest-paid 25% made $29,120. The ...