“Can AI replace care workers?” asks Steve Peraza. “Can ElliQ complete the activities of daily living that paid and unpaid caregivers perform for care receivers? If they could, should we reimagine a world where care is the work of AI?”

Steve Peraza examines ongoing tensions driven by the entry of private equity into the NY state home care system - and opportunities for care workers and consumers to make common cause.

The story of one Buffalo family reveals the value of consumer directed personal assistance programs, both for care receivers and for public health more broadly.

“When you interview people, you have to tell them, you know, the job is $18.60 per hour, but I can't guarantee you'll get paid on time, even though I'll do my best to advocate for you,” says Renee Christian. “How are you going to get anybody to work?”