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Immigration crackdowns disrupt caregivers. Families are paying the price.
2025-04-08 05:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
Growing demand as labor pool likely to shrinkDemand for caregivers is predicted to surge in the U.S. as the youngest baby boomers reach retirement age, with the need for home health and personal care aides projected to grow about 21% over a decade, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Those 820,000 additional positions represent the most of any occupation. The need for nursing assistants and orderlies also is projected to grow, by about 65,000 positions.Caregiving is often low-paying and physically demanding work that doesnt attract enough native-born Americans. The median pay ranges from about $34,000 to $38,000 a year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.Nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and home health agencies have long struggled with high turnover rates and staffing shortages, Smith Sloan said, and they now fear that Trumps immigration policies will choke off a key source of workers, leaving many older and disabled Americans without someone to help them... [ more ]
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