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Caregivers’ Day Spotlights Looming Workforce Gap as Providers Press for Higher Public Tariffs

An Andalucía study estimates the region will need about 52,000 more caregivers over the next ten years.

Overview

  • Provider group CECUA calls for a 30% to 35% increase in public rates for residences, day centers and home care to sustain services and improve pay.
  • Sector leaders describe persistent hiring and retention problems tied to low wages, precarious contracts, heavy physical and psychological demands, and tougher rural recruitment.
  • Fundación Rey Ardid promotes professional training, work–life policies, and psychological and physiotherapy support as part of a strategy to care for caregivers.
  • A public exhibition in Zaragoza titled “El poder del abrazo” presents caregiver–care recipient testimonies to raise visibility for person-centered care.
  • Opinion reporting from Mexico highlights the scale of unpaid family care, estimating women as roughly three-quarters of caregivers and valuing unpaid care at 26.3% of 2023 GDP.