Unionization and working for a public employer are associated with significantly lower turnover among direct care workers (DCW), a group that provides daily care for older adults and those who are ...
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 ...
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 ...
Immigrants make up 30% of direct care workers in long-term care settings, according to the nonpartisan health policy research group KFF. Tighter immigration policies could deepen staffing shortages, ...
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 ...