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, ...

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 ...

Home health aides provide personal care for individuals in the client’s home. They assist other professionals – such as nurses, social workers or therapists – by reinforcing things like the ...

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 ...

Gov. Maura Healey is proposing to limit spending on a rapidly growing home care program that is popular among the state’s ...

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 ...