Home health aides assist at-home patients with a variety of tasks, including bathing, grooming, dressing, helping with exercises and more. “The primary role is hands-on personal care,” said Shelley ...

A health care organization in Williamsport has launched a program to help recruit the next generation of nurses.

Editors note: This story originally incorrectly stated that both the EMT and Nurse Assistant/Home Health Aide Certificate programs are being offered free of charge. Only the EMT program is free.

The state Department of Labor has awarded a $250,000 grant to a Hempstead vocational training business that’s pledged to train jobless Long Islanders to pursue careers as home health aides. Cambridge ...