Three million care workers, many of them Black and Latina women, could be classified as “companions” instead of professionals. For more than two decades, Denise Lugo has worked as a home care worker ...
Despite increasing demand, the sector struggles with low wages, high turnover and limited benefits, leaving families and ...
Last year, 65% of people working for Chicago-area home care agencies weren’t citizens. There are early signs a federal campaign against immigration is keeping them off the job. Michelle Garcia relies ...