Caring in America: A Guide to America’s Home Care Workforce
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Transcript of Caring in America: A Guide to America’s Home Care Workforce
Key Workforce Facts
December 2011
More than 2.5 million home care workers
Source: Caring in America, p. 4.
Performing tasks in 4 realms
• Self-care assistance
• Everyday tasks
• Social supports
• Paramedical tasks
Among the fastest growing jobs in the country, 2008-2018
Source: PHI, Facts 1: Occupational Projections for Direct-Care Workers, 2008-2018.
Among the jobs adding the most new positions (due to growth), 2008-2018
Source: PHI, Facts 1: Occupational Projections for Direct-Care Workers, 2008-2018.
Home care worker demographics
• Mostly female (88% female)
• Older (50% over age 45)
• 60% non-white
• 55% with high school education or less
• A quarter foreign born
Source: Caring in America, p. 10.
Main employers
• Home care agencies providing non-medical personal care services
• Consumers and families
Growth in home care business locations (“establishments”)
Source: Caring in America, p. 20.
Estimated industry revenue (millions of dollars)
Source: Caring in America, p. 22.
Wages are low and stagnant
Source: Caring in America, p. 53.
Uncompetitive wages
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics, 2010.
Part-time work common
Source: Caring in America, p. 61.
High rates of uninsurance
Source: Caring in America, p. 55.
Public subsidies required to meet basic needs
Source: Caring in America, p. 58.
Turnover endemic
• Small-scale studies show PCA turnover at 44 - 65%
• 2007 National Home Health Aide Survey: 35% of home health aides intend to quit in next year (~56,000 workers)
• Turnover “predictors”– Low wages– Not enough hours– No reimbursement for travel costs
Source: Caring in America, Section 10.
Incidence of overtime modest
9% percentage of home care workers nationally that report working more than 40 hours/week
Why so low?• Most states are “low-hour” Medicaid states
• Many agencies use staffing and scheduling practices that minimize overtime
Source: Caring in America, Section 8.
Involuntary part-time work -- a far bigger problem
Source: Caring in America, p. 61.
Agencies charge nearly twice what caregivers are paid
Source: National Private Duty Association (2009) State of Caregiving Industry Survey.
Type of Service National Average Cost of Services (per hour)
National Average Starting Pay for
Caregivers (per hour)
Companionship $18.75 $8.92
Homemaker Services $18.90 $9.10
Personal Care $19.82 $9.69
Home Health Services $22.37 $11.78
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