58% Of Direct Care Workers Worked In Home & Community-Based Settings

Of all direct care workers in the U.S., 58% worked in home health settings or provided nonresidential services for seniors and people with disabilities (known as home and community-based services [HCBS]). According to the analysis by KFF, a non-profit organization focused on health policy, another 29% worked in nursing facilities, and the remaining 13% worked in residential care facilities.

Nursing and residential care facilities have higher shares of nurses than HSBS settings. The percentage of direct care workers who are RNs or LPNs is 43% in nursing facilities, 21% in residential care facilities, and 14% in HCBS . . .