Yayun Li, 68, worked 24-hour shifts as a home care aide for 18 years. “It was so hard, I don’t have the words to describe it. I didn’t eat well. I didn’t sleep well,” she said. ( By Chia-Tien Nicole Chen) Home Care Aides Stage Hunger Strike, Demanding Ban on 24-Hour Shifts On March 20, 24 home care aides and labor advocates camped out in front of City Hall and launched a six-day hunger strike... News 03 Apr 2024 | 11:48
Ruth Caballero, a nurse with The Visiting Nurse Service of New York, speaks with a patient's doctor after a home visit as she makes her rounds in upper Manhattan, Thursday, April 23, 2020. ( Photo: John Minchillo / AP) 'You Are a Miracle' Ruth Caballero paused outside an unfamiliar apartment door, preparing to meet her new patient. She covered the knob with a... News 27 Apr 2020 | 12:20