however, this will greatly increase home care expenses...
we'd better all get used to having our parents in our homes, and just hope our kids are gracious enough to take us in.....its back to the future time.....
I agree that home care workers should get paid decently. But consider the situations.
Suppose someone needs 24 hr care. Instead of working out a deal for 40 hrs a week, room and board in exchange for someone being there 24 hrs a day. They will now have to pay 24x7x7.25 = $1218/week.
Who can afford $5200/month? (4.3 weeks/month)