In 2021, approximately 23 percent of all home care workers were aged between 55 and 64 years old, while only ten percent were aged 16 to 24 year. Over a third of the home care workers workforce are over 55 years old, which is the age group gearing for retirement. This forecasts a need of home care workers in the coming years.
Distribution of home care workers in the U.S. in 2021, by age
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Home care workers "provide personal assistance and health
care support to older adults and people with disabilities in home and community-based settings."
For this statistic, the values reported by the source for women and men have been converted into a percentages for both genders.
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PHI. (September 11, 2023). Distribution of home care workers in the U.S. in 2021, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/720213/home-care-workers-united-states-by-age/
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PHI. (2023). Distribution of home care workers in the U.S. in 2021, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/720213/home-care-workers-united-states-by-age/
PHI. "Distribution of Home Care Workers in The U.S. in 2021, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/720213/home-care-workers-united-states-by-age/
PHI, Distribution of home care workers in the U.S. in 2021, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/720213/home-care-workers-united-states-by-age/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Distribution of home care workers in the U.S. in 2021, by age [Graph], PHI, September 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/720213/home-care-workers-united-states-by-age/