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Caregiving
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It’s tough to find eldercare for immigrants. These places could help.
Older immigrants and their families often have trouble finding care that takes their language, food and religion into account.
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The U.S. was close to universal paid leave. With the collapse of Build Back Better, it's all fallen apart.
The United States is one of only seven nations that does not offer paid leave. Even the proposed amount Congress was considering was far less than what most other countries have offered their workers for decades.
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Did the pandemic change dads forever?
For some families, the pandemic scrambled gender roles. These dads say they aren't going back.
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Many people with disabilities are paid just pennies. Build Back Better could help end that
The subminimum wage allows employers to pay people with disabilities cents on the hour for their work. A provision in the Build Back Better Act would incentivize states to help end the practice.
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Improve pregnancy care, and parents’ finances will improve too, a paper suggests
Researchers recommend investments not just in prenatal and postpartum care, but also housing needs, home visits and endowments for newborns from low-income families.
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Home care workers are far more likely to have poor mental health, new study shows
Home health care workers, who are predominantly women, experience poor mental health at about double the rate of the typical American worker — and that was before the pandemic.
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When federal assistance for 'daily living' doesn’t include parenting
Parents living with disabilities struggle to meet their children’s basic needs under Medicaid rules that say home health care resources don’t apply to them.
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Build Back Better’s investment in home care is big — but is it enough?
Disability and labor advocates are cheering proposed home care spending. But they're also worried insufficient investment could pit increased wages against greater capacity.
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‘Am I even fit to be a mom?’ Diaper need is an invisible part of poverty in America
Parents cannot use federal aid to pay for diapers, and are often forced to come up with other solutions, using maxi pads or towels to keep their children clean and dry. In rural America where aid is even harder to access, tiny diaper banks are the only lifeline.
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Woman alleges that an assisted living facility denied her admission because she is transgender
The 78-year-old woman has filed a discrimination complaint in Maine. Advocates say this could be the first case of its kind in the United States.