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 provide the majority of hours of direct care per participant day at both residential care communities (RCCs) in 2022 and at adult day services centers (ADSCs). Hours of care per resident/participant 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 63.2% of FTEs . . .