Caring for the elderly for as little as $2 an hour

The World

There are thousands of assisted living facilities for the elderly in the ​US​. It can be a profitable business – but not always for the caregivers​ themselves, many of whom are immigrants and severely underpaid. Reporter Jennifer Gollan dug into these realities and labor abuses at assisted living facilities.  

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