Addressing the direct-care workforce shortage begins with fair compensation. The median hourly wage for a direct-care worker is approximately $13— with an annual income of $20,200.

My direct care worker doesn’t stay all day, they usually arrive around 9 a.m. and are gone by noon. Medicaid pays for my direct care workers under the Home and Community-Based Services ...

Direct care workers move a patient bed into a new room so that other hospital rooms can be cleaned at a hospital in Louisville, Colorado, on January 6, 2022.

New program looks to address direct care worker shortage in West Bloomfield Program takes one year to complete. Paula Tutman, Reporter. Brandon Carr, Digital Content Producer.

AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - Maine health care advocates gathered at the State House today to highlight direct care worker shortages. They say 23 nursing homes have closed in the past decade in Maine ...

Under the final 80/20 Rule, CMS clarified that “direct care workers” also include those whose role is specifically tied to clinical supervision (e.g., nurse supervisors). Compensation ...

In May 2022, direct care workers earned an average of $32,440 per year, below the national average living wage for an adult with no children ($36,311). In this workforce, women, especially women ...