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PUBLISHED 8:43 PM ET Jul. 27, 2021 PUBLISHED 8:43 PM EDT Jul. 27, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic placed tremendous stress on the health care workforce. On Monday, the Senate held a hearing examining some of the challenges facing particularly nursing home and assisted living facility workers.
Nursing home and assisted living facility workers are being paid right now at or near the minimum wage, which for Upstate New York is $12.50 and for New York City is $15 an hour.
At the same time, across the state, fast food workers are making a minimum wage of $15 an hour.
Dora Fisher from the Health Care Association of New York State explains that many of these health care workers just simply can’t afford to stay in this line of work.
A hearing held by the Senate discussed wages and a 94% turnover rate for nursing home workers fingerlakes1.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from fingerlakes1.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.