Home Care Agencies Face Worker Shortage Amid Immigration Crackdown
Home care agencies may be losing hundreds of workers due to Trump's immigration policies, according to advocates.
Anti-immigration policies are placing a significant burden on home care agencies, which rely heavily on foreign-born workers to deliver care.
For a sector such as ours, losing valued caregivers as a result of current immigration policies is a profound blow: many of our members have shared with us examples of foreign-born workers’ dedication and commitment.
Amanda Mead, LeadingAge’s director of workforce policy, notes that the immediate impact is the reduction of care and services, and providers have to make difficult decisions until replacement employees can be found.
Author's summary: Immigration policies affect home care agencies.