© 2025 Boise State Public Radio
NPR in Idaho
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

A shortage of home health aides forces families to make difficult decisions

As the U.S. population ages, more older adults and people with disabilities are choosing to stay in their homes. But a shortage of home health aides is making it increasingly difficult to do so.

Natalie Krebs of Side Effects Public Media and Iowa Public Radio reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

You make stories like this possible.

The biggest portion of Boise State Public Radio's funding comes from readers like you who value fact-based journalism and trustworthy information.

Your donation today helps make our local reporting free for our entire community.