Medicare covers up to 8 hours per day and a maximum of 28-35 hours per week of home health care under Part A or Part B when this service is provided by a Medicare-certified home health agency. To be ...

An hourly wage increase of $2 designed to help ease the shortage of home care aides is finally in place, but industry players disagree about whether the raise can accomplish its goal without ...

When you hire a professional to care for a sick or aging loved one, you shouldn’t have to welcome a caregiver with a criminal record into your home. But 10 Investigates uncovered gaps in Florida’s law ...

Many Americans hope to spend their old age at home, rather than moving into a care facility. When the time comes, they rely on the more than 2 million home health aides who provide day-to-day support.

The fear of violence against home care aides, nurses, and therapists may be adding to the already-severe shortage of care workers and adding to the burden on family caregivers. In our increasingly ...

EUREKA, Calif. (CN) - A home health care aide crashed through a garage door to take her elderly charge's car on a drunken joy ride to another state, the 77-year-old woman claims in court. Martha ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a home health care aide accused of stealing from a local senior citizen. That woman’s family contacted Call 4 Action — they want her ...

In its latest year, this annual program awards $2,000 scholarships to 3 exceptional home care aides, honoring their dedication to quality care while helping them further their education, grow ...

Craig Benish relies heavily on his home care aides, around the clock. Craig suffers from Duchenne muscular dystrophy. He requires a wheelchair and can use his fingers to move the chair but needs ...

LONGVIEW, Wash. — Heather Jacobson started off the new year with a lot of uncertainty - whether she could pay her bills or afford her wedding. Her fiancé is a U.S. Coast Guard member who isn't getting ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Home care aides will soon see an increase in their paycheck. The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) announced Thursday that the minimum wage for home care aides is increasing.