Providing Protections for In-Home Care Workers

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Providing Protections for In-Home Care Workers
Posted by Hilda Solis on December 15, 2011 at 11:49 AM EST

Ed. note: This is cross-posted from Work in Progress, the Official Blog of the Department of Labor

In-home care service is a high growth industry, and it’s projected to grow by 50 percent between 2008 and 2018. In-home caregivers are an essential component of the health care system and will only become more important, as an increased number of patients turn to them for more affordable assistance with medical care as well as everyday tasks and household chores.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/12/ ... re-workers