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Shortage of home health aides leaves families struggling
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‘They can get a better salary at Starbucks, at Target, at Amazon’
One report shows the number of home health aides in New Jersey plunged from about 60,000 pre-pandemic to 50,000 last year, down more than 16%. "They can get a better salary at Starbucks, at Target, at Amazon,” said Nancy Fitterer of the Home Care & Hospice Association of New Jersey.
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Shortage of home health aides leaves families struggling
Clip: 8/10/2022 | 3m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
One report shows the number of home health aides in New Jersey plunged from about 60,000 pre-pandemic to 50,000 last year, down more than 16%. "They can get a better salary at Starbucks, at Target, at Amazon,” said Nancy Fitterer of the Home Care & Hospice Association of New Jersey.
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