caregiving /tags/caregiving caregiving en-US Copyright Sat, 06 Apr 2024 12:57:44 GMT Oregon regulators missed ‘red flags’ leading to senior’s death in care facility, ombudsman says /health-and-medicine/2024-04-06/oregon-regulators-missed-red-flags-leading-to-seniors-death-in-care-facility-ombudsman-says The state’s licensing officials waited nearly one month after her death to enter the care facility, according to a damning investigation released by the Oregon long-term care ombudsman this week. Sat, 06 Apr 2024 12:57:44 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-04-06/oregon-regulators-missed-red-flags-leading-to-seniors-death-in-care-facility-ombudsman-says Lauren Dake Oregon state caregivers ask Gov. Kotek to fire their boss /labor-employment/2023-07-24/oregon-state-caregivers-ask-gov-kotek-to-fire-their-boss Department of Human Services workers who care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities say their workplaces are unsafe and that they’re burned out. Mon, 24 Jul 2023 23:34:24 GMT /labor-employment/2023-07-24/oregon-state-caregivers-ask-gov-kotek-to-fire-their-boss Ben Botkin Demand for California caregivers is rising, but their pay isn’t. Lawmakers hope to change that. /politics-government/2023-07-13/demand-for-california-caregivers-is-rising-but-their-pay-isnt-lawmakers-hope-to-change-that Many California caregivers are aging immigrants making near-minimum wage. Two bills to improve pay and safety could benefit elderly Californians facing a caregiver shortage. Thu, 13 Jul 2023 13:11:40 GMT /politics-government/2023-07-13/demand-for-california-caregivers-is-rising-but-their-pay-isnt-lawmakers-hope-to-change-that Alejandra Reyes-Velarde To attract in-home caregivers, California offers paid training — and self-care /health-and-medicine/2022-12-13/to-attract-in-home-caregivers-california-offers-paid-training-and-self-care California's in-home assistance program, which has been around for nearly 50 years, is plagued by high turnover. About 1 in 3 caregivers leave the program each year, according to University of California-Davis researcher Heather Young, who worked on a 2019 government report on California’s health care workforce needs Tue, 13 Dec 2022 13:36:29 GMT /health-and-medicine/2022-12-13/to-attract-in-home-caregivers-california-offers-paid-training-and-self-care Laurie Udesky / KHN Survey Of Oregon Caregivers Finds Much Lacking /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-02-28/survey-of-oregon-caregivers-finds-much-lacking It's an issue now and will become a bigger issue in the future: people need care from other people when they are very old and very young. And as the… Tue, 28 Feb 2017 19:31:37 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-02-28/survey-of-oregon-caregivers-finds-much-lacking Geoffrey Riley