76% Of Residential Care Center Direct Care Workers Are Personal Care Aides & Provide The Majority Of Care Hours

Personal care aides who provide hands-on care and support with essential activities of daily living to older and disabled Americans are a key component of long-term care staffing. Personal care aides provided the majority of hours of direct care per resident/participant per day at both residential care communities (RCCs) in 2022 and at adult day services centers (ADSCs). Hours of care per resident/participant per day is considered a factor in the quality of care. Personal care aides represented 76.0% of the full-time equivalent (FTE) employees providing direct services at RCCs in 2022 and 63 . . .