Policy Proposals Aim to Expand In-Home Caregiver Supply for Aging Americans

NewsData.io · United States · Aug 13, 2026

A policy opinion piece highlights two key proposals affecting the caregiving labor market: the Department of Labor's proposed rescission of the 2013 Home Care Rule, which would reduce barriers and costs for companionship-based in-home care, and the American Caregivers Act, which would create a structured, sponsor-led program recruiting college students as non-medical caregivers for seniors. The legislation mirrors the au pair program model and would be funded by participating households rather than taxpayers. For staffing agencies operating in home care or light-duty caregiving segments, these regulatory and legislative shifts could meaningfully expand the pool of placeable workers and increase client demand for non-medical in-home care services.