Design for Aging

Aging In Place: A Forbes Report on Senior Home Care

  • 1.  Aging In Place: A Forbes Report on Senior Home Care

    Posted 03-07-2014 09:16 AM
    The Department of Labor extended minimum wage and overtime rules to most home care workers who aid the elderly, and the media is running to provide perspective on caring for aging Americans.  The new rules, which go into effect Jan. 1, 2015, change how the companionship exemption to minimum wage and overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act works. Ashlea Ebeling of Forbes recently published a comprehensive article on this matter called, "Hiring Help For Aging Parents? Read This First."  Read article...

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    Susan Parrish
    Director
    The American Institute of Architects
    Washington DC
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