Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are evaluating federal support and resources for caregivers.
Millions of seniors depend on caregivers every day to help with simple tasks like eating and managing their medications.“There are no paid days off, there’s barely any training and there are no medical benefits,” said Jacinta Burgess, a home caregiver from Pennsylvania. “If I had a livable wage, I could live not just survive.
“The federal government wants to rebalance spending on Long-Term Services and Supports from institutional care to Home and Community Based Services,” said“Rebalancing” means shifting weight from one side to another. It does not mean adding more weight to a system that is already out of balance.”Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter“My mother has to help me pay the rent and utilities out of her month Social Security benefits.
“It is time we make the smart economic investment in home and community-based services. My HCBS Access Act would provide seniors and people with disabilities with a real and significant choice between receiving care in a long-term care facility or at home, where so many of them wish to stay, and ensure that paid caregivers can turn poverty jobs into family-sustaining jobs,” said Sen. Casey, .
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