It’s 7 a.m., and Keith Gurgui makes sure he’s awake so his home health aide can help bathe and clothe him, and then lift him out of bed and into his wheelchair before they have to leave for the day. A ...
Despite increasing demand, the sector struggles with low wages, high turnover and limited benefits, leaving families and ...
On most days around 2 p.m., home health aide Duane Crichlow can be found in an apartment in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, playing catch with his client — a man in his 30s with a developmental disability who ...