Think Progress, April 12, 2016: The Workers Caring For Our Grandparents Are Paid Poverty Wages
“White is part of a workforce that is increasingly in demand but consistently underpaid: those working in nursing homes caring for the elderly and disabled. According to a new report from the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI) shared with ThinkProgress, nursing assistants earn just $11.51 at the median — meaning half of the 650,000-strong workforce makes less than that. The national median wage, on the other hand, is over $17 an hour. And things have gotten worse over the years, not better. Adjusted for inflation, nursing assistants’ wages have fallen 7 percent over the last decade.”