Sunday, February 17, 2013
US News: Immigrants Help Address Healthcare Worker Shortages
From US News and World Report:
As of 2010, the most recent year for available data, there were 3.4
million U.S. direct care workers, according to the Paraprofessional
Healthcare Institute. Direct care workers include personal care
attendants, nursing assistants, and other similar positions. That number
is expected to increase to 4.3 million by 2018, driven in large part by
at-home workers and personal care workers, which are both expected to
grow by around 50 percent, according to a report from the Institute for
Women's Policy Research. The report, which focuses on women in the
direct care workforce, finds that immigrants make up 28 percent of all
in-home healthcare workers, and that more than 20 percent of all
immigrants employed in direct care are illegal.
The report concludes immigrants are solving a labor shortage, filling
jobs that would otherwise go unfilled, a problem that will only get
worse as the number of people needing care, whether elderly or disabled,
grows.
"In the face of this labor shortage, a growing immigrant population
in the United States has stepped up to fill a substantial portion of
care work jobs," the authors write.
# posted by Greg Siskind @ 7:36 PM
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Arizona Bill Would Require Hospital to Check Patients' Immigration Status
Arizona is considering another controversial immigration measure, this one requiring hospitals to check the status of patients and report those without status to immigration authorities.
# posted by Greg Siskind @ 7:58 AM
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As of 2010, the most recent year for available data, there were 3.4 million U.S. direct care workers, according to the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute. Direct care workers include personal care attendants, nursing assistants, and other similar positions. That number is expected to increase to 4.3 million by 2018, driven in large part by at-home workers and personal care workers, which are both expected to grow by around 50 percent, according to a report from the Institute for Women's Policy Research. The report, which focuses on women in the direct care workforce, finds that immigrants make up 28 percent of all in-home healthcare workers, and that more than 20 percent of all immigrants employed in direct care are illegal.
The report concludes immigrants are solving a labor shortage, filling jobs that would otherwise go unfilled, a problem that will only get worse as the number of people needing care, whether elderly or disabled, grows.
"In the face of this labor shortage, a growing immigrant population in the United States has stepped up to fill a substantial portion of care work jobs," the authors write.
# posted by Greg Siskind @ 7:36 PM
Arizona is considering another controversial immigration measure, this one requiring hospitals to check the status of patients and report those without status to immigration authorities.
# posted by Greg Siskind @ 7:58 AM
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