Most US home health aides ‘can’t afford not to work’ – even without PPE

Home health caregivers have been key to the Covid response – but they often work for low wages and without overtime, hazard pay, sick leave or insurance

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In March, Sue Williams-Ward took a new job, with a $1-an-hour raise.

The employer, a home healthcare agency called Together We Can, was paying a premium – $13 an hour – after it started losing aides when Covid-19 safety concerns mounted.

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