New Estimate: Cost of DCW Wages and Benefits

This fact sheet uses data from the U.S. Census Bureau to estimate the total cost of wages and benefits for direct care workers in both the home care and nursing/residential sectors. The research shows that wages and benefits for direct care workers accounted for $88 billion in annual spending in 2011, or approximately 42% of all long-term services and supports spending that year.

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