As Long Island ages, home care is booming. One alleged unlicensed business highlights dangers to clients and aides.

The state is probing Friends For Life Homecare, of Massapequa, for allegedly providing unlicensed health services. The owner ...
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Home Care Agencies and Their Clients Could Get Relief Through DOL Proposal to Reinstate Companionship, Live-In Exemptions

A proposed DOL rule would restore the FLSA’s companionship exemption from its minimum wage and overtime requirements for caregivers working in client homes. It also would eliminate a restriction on ...
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U.S. DOL Halts Enforcement of Home Care Companionship Exemption While Awaiting Proposed Rule to Restore Exemption

WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, July 29, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it has ceased the enforcement of the current ...
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Supportive? Addictive? Abusive? How AI companions affect our mental health

“My heart is broken,” said Mike, when he lost his friend Anne. “I feel like I’m losing the love of my life.” Mike’s feelings were real, but his companion was not. Anne was a chatbot — an artificial ...

Christmas letters connect care home residents across the region

This December, Tenchley Manor care home in Selsey is spreading festive cheer through the Healthcare Homes Christmas ...