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Protect Care Workers — You’ll Need Us Someday

Protect Care Workers — You’ll Need Us Someday

| Apr 7, 2021 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyI’m a domestic worker. You can just imagine how badly COVID-19 has impacted my income. Clients, especially elderly people, were suddenly uncomfortable with letting outside people into their homes for fear of contracting the virus. A lot of my work dried up. I feed my...
Biden’s Jobs Plan Will Help Seniors Get Care at Home

Biden’s Jobs Plan Will Help Seniors Get Care at Home

| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedAs the nation’s population ages, the need for more care workers and safer, more affordable care options is urgent. By 2050, the number of individuals in need of long-term care services will likely double from 13 million in 2000 to over 27 million people. To address...
A Strong Economy Needs Care Workers

A Strong Economy Needs Care Workers

| Mar 31, 2021 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyThe pandemic has dramatically exposed the vital role that care workers play in our society. As child care centers and schools closed and nursing homes became COVID-19 hotspots, families have strained to juggle work and other responsibilities while taking care of loved...
Remember the Truly Vulnerable

Remember the Truly Vulnerable

| Oct 7, 2020 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyFor all the time I’ve lived in this country, I’ve worked hard, serving others as a domestic worker. When I first came here from Dominica, a Caribbean island, I stumbled into a world where I felt like a mop bucket for wealthier white families. I had a life. I had a...
In the Age of COVID, Elder Care Should Be an Election Issue

In the Age of COVID, Elder Care Should Be an Election Issue

| Sep 2, 2020 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedEven before the COVID-19 pandemic, many people — including my parents — said they’d rather die than end up in a nursing home. So when my mother suffered a brain aneurysm and became severely disabled at the age of 57, my father and I cared for her at home. I had two...
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