Home Care is Essential
THE
FACTS
* Nevada currently has approximately 13,000 home care workers, but demand is growing rapidly. By 2026, the state will need 5,300 additional workers.
* Seniors and people with disabilities in Nevada are already having a hard time finding reliable, quality care, which puts them at risk. Nevada could face a precipitous shortage if state leaders don’t act soon.
* Workers earn a median hourly wage of $11.07. To keep up with actual costs, home care workers would need to work more than 56 hours per week or earn at least $15.58 per hour.
* Agencies schedule workers for too few hours and most workers receive no healthcare or paid sick leave. Nearly one in five caregivers in Nevada have no health insurance and nearly one third are on Medicaid themselves.
The facts
*Nevada currently has approximately 13,000 home care workers, but demand is growing rapidly. By 2026, the state will need 5,300 additional workers.
*Seniors and people with disabilities in Nevada are already having a hard time finding reliable, quality care, which puts them at risk. Nevada could face a precipitous shortage if state leaders don’t act soon.
*Workers earn a median hourly wage of $11.07. To keep up with actual costs, home care workers would need to work more than 56 hours per week or earn at least $15.58 per hour.
* Agencies schedule workers for too few hours and most workers receive no healthcare or paid sick leave.
Nearly one in five caregivers in Nevada have no health insurance and nearly one third are on Medicaid themselves.
home care workers are essential
Rozetta Love
Home Care Worker, NV
“Our clients are struggling to find reliable, quality care, and we can’t even care for our own families because wages are too low. We are essential workers, but we get no benefits, sick leave or even basic protections like PPE.”
Farren Epstein
Home Care Worker, NV
“I care for my son, Evan, who requires 24-hour care. If I get sick or need to go to the hospital for an emergency, there won’t be anyone to take care of Evan. If the home care system doesn’t change and I don’t get paid sick leave, who’s going to take care of my son when I can’t? This is why we need to fix our broken long-term care system.”
Tyree Love
Home Care Worker, NV
“Paid Training and standardizing a training program across agencies is absolutely necessary. You shouldn’t have to certify with multiple agencies every year. You should be able to get trained and have it recognized by other companies.”
home care workers are essential
Rozetta Love
Home Care Worker, NV
“Our clients are struggling to find reliable, quality care, and we can’t even care for our own families because wages are too low. We are essential workers, but we get no benefits, sick leave or even basic protections like PPE.”
Farren Epstein
Home Care Worker, NV
“I care for my son, Evan, who requires 24-hour care. If I get sick or need to go to the hospital for an emergency, there won’t be anyone to take care of Evan. If the home care system doesn’t change and I don’t get paid sick leave, who’s going to take care of my son when I can’t? This is why we need to fix our broken long-term care system.”
Tyree Love
Home Care Worker, NV
“Paid Training and standardizing a training program across agencies is absolutely necessary. You shouldn’t have to certify with multiple agencies every year. You should be able to get trained and have it recognized by other companies.”
nevada home care workers deserve:
nevada home care workers deserve:
$15 an hour and enough hours to make a living, paid sick days, and basic protections on the job—like masks and gloves.
Training paid for by employers so we can provide the highest standards of care.
Higher Medicaid funding so providers don’t keep leaving Nevada.
A real voice on how to improve the system.
The opportunity to join strong unions.
$15 an hour and enough hours to make a living, paid sick days, and basic protections on the job—like masks and gloves.
Training paid for by employers so we can provide the highest standards of care.
Higher Medicaid funding so providers don’t keep leaving Nevada.
A real voice on how to improve the system.
The opportunity to join strong unions.
HOW SB 340 HELPS ALL NEVADANS
Senate Bill 340 creates a Workforce Safety & Standards Board to bring stakeholders together to address challenges in the home care industry, in alignment with the Every Nevadan Recovery Framework.
Frontline home care workers, consumers and their families, and representatives of home care businesses all deserve a seat at the table.
By working together to improve industry standards, we can attract more workers to fill the ever-increasing demand for quality care and help ensure taxpayer dollars are spent wisely.
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