05/14/2026

Pathways for Foreign Workers

As workforce shortages persist across aging services, providers are looking to foreign-born workers as one potential source for filling open positions. Immigrants already are significant contributors to the long-term care workforce: over 30% of all home care aides, over 20% of all nursing assistants, 20% of RNs in nursing homes and over 15% of licensed practical nurses (LPNs) in nursing homes are foreign-born. LeadingAge is supporting policies, programs, and innovations that expand pathways for foreign-born workers to enter the U.S. to join the aging services sector.

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