What’s Driving the Shortage of Home Healthcare Workers in NY? Low Wages, Advocates Say
“People who do this work love it. You have to love working with people,” says State Assemblymember Karines Reyes, who is a nurse. But she adds, “If you can get a job doing work that’s not as heavy and not as demanding and make more money, why wouldn’t you?”
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