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Home care workers will receive at least $16 hourly, thanks to a funding increase in the state budget. It comes at a time when demand for personal care aide services grow in Nevada but wages have been stagnant.
Nevada lawmakers consider home care worker, client measure BRIANA ERICKSON, Las Vegas Review-Journal April 25, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3Personal care aid Irma Nuñez helps her client Thomas Draa, who is quadriplegic, into his bed on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in Las Vegas. Personal care aides provide a crucial lifeline to their housebound clients, many of whom are elderly or disabled. In addition to performing duties such as grocery shopping and providing companionship, they help clients with essential daily activities like bathing, eating and cooking. (Ellen Schmidt/Las V...