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Federal law does not require private-sector employers to provide paid leave
Federal law provides eligible workers unpaid leave. Paid time away may come through an employer, leave insurance, or a state program for eligible workers.
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Research leaves adult family caregivers with fewer answers
The evidence is mostly beneficial for new parents’ leave. It is thinner for employees caring for older children, adult family members, or elderly relatives.
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Travel between the homes of more than one client
Travel between the homes of more than one client during the day on behalf of the same home care agency is considered all in a day’s work and must be paid.
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Telluride patients wait to leave hospital for lack of caregivers
Telluride Medical Center says patients who are ready to leave can remain in the hospital when no caregiver is available to support them at home.
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San Bernardino caregivers press for higher wages
Caregivers and union representatives asked San Bernardino supervisors to support higher wages for In-Home Supportive Services providers.
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Pennsylvania’s home-care payment problem leaves shifts unfilled
Workers and providers say low wages and Medicaid reimbursement rates are making it harder to recruit and retain caregivers.
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Siskiyou County approves first In-Home Supportive Services contract
The three-year agreement includes an 85-cent hourly increase to the IHSS wage supplement.
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Home Care Rule reduced older adults’ paid home care use
The paper reports that the 2015 Home Care Rule reduced older adults’ probability of using paid home care.
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A film follows a family’s caregiving struggles
Take Me Home opens at the Enzian on Oct. 16 and stars Anna Sargent, who has cognitive disabilities.
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Some states raise pay for home caregivers as shortage looms
A home care aide works for $15 an hour, paid by a county property tax for senior services.
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AARP Wisconsin puts a market value on unpaid adult care
AARP Wisconsin estimates that adult family caregivers provide 560 million hours of care each year, work valued at $11.1 billion if paid in the marketplace.
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New York family caregivers face a consequential union vote
1199SEIU has filed for an election among workers in a Medicaid program where paid caregivers are often relatives of the people receiving care.
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A New Mexico Pilot Pays Caregivers With Funding Running Low
New MexiCare is a pilot program. Funding for the New MexiCare pilot program is running low.
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Outagamie's Home-Care Handoff Moves Toward Dec. 31
Beth Roberts said the change uses a different funding stream to cover the same services. Some Outagamie County residents worry they could lose care they trust.
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The proportion of Medicaid residents in nursing homes significantly decreased.
A six-state study found nursing-home changes after mandatory MLTSS, while an AARP review identifies what community care needs to work locally.
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Six Domains Communities Can Use to Support Model Replicability
AARP and ATI Advisory identify six conditions that communities need to replicate care models for older adults aging in place.
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Minnesota’s Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board Set Minimum Wages
Minnesota’s wage standards are paid for through nursing home reimbursement rates.
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Vermont Funds a Rural Workforce Pipeline
CMS announced $11.7 million for rural Vermont projects that support tuition, LNA training, and nursing-home capacity, with benefits dependent on future delivery.
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More adults are balancing children, parents and work
A Pew report cited by the New York Post says more than half of Americans in their 40s are in the sandwich generation, while Care.com survey findings describe career and financial strain.
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Caregivers can put their own health care aside
CNN reports that 23% of caregivers find it difficult to pay attention to their own health while caring for another person.
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California home-care funds pause as nursing-home staffing stays short
The Trump administration has paused $1.7 billion for California’s In-Home Supportive Services while new federal staffing data show broad nursing-home shortfalls.
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LTCCC finds 88% of nursing homes below expected staffing
LTCCC’s analysis of Q1 2026 federal staffing data found that nursing homes averaged 24.6% less nurse staffing than expected for resident needs.
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Home care pay gains face Medicaid funding pressure
Some states have raised pay for home caregivers, but the source reports that Medicaid cuts taking effect in 2027 could erase those gains.
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Ohio Bill Would Put Caregiving Costs Into the Tax Code
An advocacy group is urging Ohio lawmakers to advance a proposed tax credit for family caregiving expenses.
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California Families Face a Health Net Assisted-Living Transition
Health Net announced cuts to assisted-living benefits in California for low-income seniors.
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A California assisted-living benefit is set to end
Health Net says members can keep care through their authorization periods, but the benefit is due to end Dec. 31.
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Minnesota nursing-home wage floors move toward September
A federal judge dismissed a challenge to Minnesota's workforce standards board as scheduled wage increases approach.
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California families face a coverage deadline for assisted living
Health Net plans to end an optional Medi-Cal assisted living benefit at year-end, affecting people whose families may not be able to replace the care at home.
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A Medicare Bill Links Home-Care Coverage and Worker Pay
The Medicare At Home Act would define a Part B home-care benefit and a proposed wage floor for home care workers.
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Minnesota's Nursing-Home Wage Floor Is Set for September
Minnesota's Department of Human Services was months late in filing the necessary paperwork with the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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CMS Rules and a New Quality Icon
A final skilled nursing rule changes payment and reporting, while Care Compare will add a high-performing icon for some homes.
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A New Care Compare Icon Has Limits
CMS plans to display a high-performing icon on Sept. 30, but providers say it cannot answer every family's service question.
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RN staffing mix tracks acute-care use in nursing homes
A national panel study found lower hospitalization and outpatient emergency-department visit rates where RN share was higher, holding total nursing hours constant.
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Seven Caregiver Layoffs as Massachusetts Sets Home-Care Rules
A federal immigration policy shift left seven Haitian caregivers ineligible to work at a New York nursing home as Massachusetts enacted a home-care licensure framework.
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Massachusetts Enacts a Home-Care Licensure Law
The law directs EOHHS to create standards for non-medical home care, from background checks to a public agency list.
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Sweetwater Settlement Puts Staffing Under a New Monitor
The Dissent reports that a $15 million California settlement puts a three-year monitor over Sweetwater's staffing.
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California settlement targets staffing at 17 skilled nursing facilities
Sweetwater is a licensed skilled nursing facility chain that violated state staffing requirement laws.
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Massachusetts shows the enforcement gap in care rules
Massachusetts staffing floors, Britain's pay agreement and South Korea's insurance plan put the U.S. focus on whether formal rules reach workers, residents and families.
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Britain dates a social-care pay agreement for April 2028
The Fair Pay Agreement for social care staff will come into effect in April 2028.
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