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Most prospective and active care workers are low-income women of color balancing family commitments and multiple jobs. So unpaid training can be a barrier for them to join the field, while tuition costs can be a barrier to eventually advancing to higher-paid care positions.
PLATTSBURGH — A local nursing home leader says new state requirements for staffing minimums could have unintended consequences on the continuum of care.