... affordable for modest- and low-incomeMilbank Memorial Fund32advancement, high potential for injury, and exposure to much emotional stress. According toNational Occupational Employment and ... Occupational Employment and Wage Data for 1996 (BLS, 1997), the median hourly wagewas $7.46 for nursing assistants, $7.51 for home health aides, and $6.48 for personal and home careaides. Furthermore, ... that four states—Alabama, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Wyoming—use the terms“assisted living” and “board and care” interchangeably (Mollica and Snow, 1996). For the other states,key characteristics...