A Question of Care

A Question of Care A Question of Care explores the many questions facing our country's caregiving system.

Childcare providers. Direct support professionals. Nursing assistants. These are the workers who make it possible for mi...
09/06/2025

Childcare providers. Direct support professionals. Nursing assistants. These are the workers who make it possible for millions of families to live, work, and thrive. Yet they remain some of the lowest-paid and least protected workers in America.

Season 2 of A Question of Care puts their voices at the center.

From consumer-directed care to palliative care, from home care agencies to national policy, these conversations ask what it will take to finally value the workers who hold up our care system.

All eight episodes are streaming now, with a new eBook of transcripts available here: https://tinyurl.com/yz83t75x

Imagine waking up tomorrow and finding that every childcare provider, nursing assistant, and home care worker was gone. ...
09/05/2025

Imagine waking up tomorrow and finding that every childcare provider, nursing assistant, and home care worker was gone. Families would be stranded.

Hospitals would be overwhelmed. Our communities would grind to a halt.

That’s the question at the heart of Season 2 of A Question of Care. Across eight episodes, leading voices explore what it would take to build a care system that truly values its workers.

Season 2 is now streaming everywhere, and the full transcript eBook is available here: https://tinyurl.com/yz83t75x

America’s care economy is built on millions of workers—childcare providers, direct care professionals, nursing assistant...
09/04/2025

America’s care economy is built on millions of workers—childcare providers, direct care professionals, nursing assistants, and more. They are the people who make life possible for families, yet they remain some of the most undervalued workers in our country.

Season 2 of A Question of Care asks a hard question: What happens if these workers disappear?

Through eight powerful conversations, leaders and advocates share what it will take to build a care system that truly respects and supports the workforce at its core.

Season 2 is streaming now on every major platform. The full transcript eBook is also available here: https://tinyurl.com/yz83t75x

What if the workers we depend on most to care for our loved ones disappeared overnight?Season 2 of A Question of Care ta...
09/03/2025

What if the workers we depend on most to care for our loved ones disappeared overnight?

Season 2 of A Question of Care takes on this urgent question through eight powerful conversations with leaders and experts shaping the future of care.

Now streaming everywhere, with a new eBook of transcripts available here: https://tinyurl.com/yz83t75x

Home care workers are essential—but nearly invisible when it comes to government support.In the season 2 finale of A Que...
08/08/2025

Home care workers are essential—but nearly invisible when it comes to government support.

In the season 2 finale of A Question of Care, Kevin Smith, CEO of Best of Care in Massachusetts, reminds us and host Robert Espinoza that without workers, the entire care system would fall apart.

🎧 Streaming here or wherever you get your podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/w7ab6cf7

How do you deliver care in rural towns when workers can’t afford the drive?Kevin Smith, CEO of Best of Care in Massachus...
08/07/2025

How do you deliver care in rural towns when workers can’t afford the drive?

Kevin Smith, CEO of Best of Care in Massachusetts, talks about real barriers and solutions on the season 2 finale of A Question of Care with host Robert Espinoza.

🎧 Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/w7ab6cf7

Long driving distances. Low wages. High gas prices.It’s not easy bringing care to rural communities.Episode 8 of A Quest...
08/06/2025

Long driving distances. Low wages. High gas prices.

It’s not easy bringing care to rural communities.

Episode 8 of A Question of Care breaks down the real costs—and possible fixes—with Kevin Smith, CEO of Best of Care in Massachusetts, and host Robert Espinoza

🎧 Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/w7ab6cf7

Many home care agencies exist on razor-thin margins.So what will it take to pay workers fairly?Kevin Smith, CEO of Best ...
08/05/2025

Many home care agencies exist on razor-thin margins.

So what will it take to pay workers fairly?

Kevin Smith, CEO of Best of Care in Massachusetts, breaks it all down in the season 2 finale of A Question of Care, hosted by Robert Espinoza.

🎧 Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/w7ab6cf7

What if home care agencies could be the engine for transforming care jobs in America?In the season finale of A Question ...
08/04/2025

What if home care agencies could be the engine for transforming care jobs in America?

In the season finale of A Question of Care, Host Robert Espinoza talks with Kevin Smith, CEO of Best of Care, about what it really takes to run a home care agency that supports its workers—and what that means for the future of care.

From wages and training to Medicaid reform and rural access, we cover the policies and practices reshaping the field.

🎧 Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/w7ab6cf7

What happens when there aren’t enough care workers for people dealing with serious illness?Families suffer. Patients ret...
07/25/2025

What happens when there aren’t enough care workers for people dealing with serious illness?

Families suffer. Patients return to hospitals. And dignity is lost.

In Episode 7 of this season’s A Question of Care, host Robert Espinoza and Brynn Bowman, CEO of the Center to Advance Palliative Care, talk about what’s at stake—and how we build something better for this critical workforce.

🎧 Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/37j4wjdp

Emotional labor isn’t “soft.”It takes skill to comfort, listen, and guide someone through serious illness.In Episode 7, ...
07/24/2025

Emotional labor isn’t “soft.”

It takes skill to comfort, listen, and guide someone through serious illness.

In Episode 7, Season 2 of A Question of Care, host Robert Espinoza and Brynn Bowman, CEO of the Center to Advance Palliative Care spotlight the care workers doing just that.

🎧 Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/37j4wjdp

During times of serious illness, who helps patients live life on their terms?Care workers.In Episode 7, Season 2 of A Qu...
07/23/2025

During times of serious illness, who helps patients live life on their terms?

Care workers.

In Episode 7, Season 2 of A Question of Care, host Robert Espinoza and Brynn Bowman, CEO of the Center to Advance Palliative Care talk about the invisible labor behind palliative care—and what’s needed to support it.

🎧 Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/37j4wjdp

Address

New York, NY

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when A Question of Care posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to A Question of Care:

Share

Category