IHSS Caregiver Shortage: Low Wages Drive Providers Away

Stagnant wages and rising costs are forcing California IHSS caregivers out — threatening home care access for elderly and disabled recipients statewide.

By the Unified Savers Editorial Team

This information is based on official California CDSS guidelines and is reviewed for accuracy.

Kings County home care providers of SEIU Local 2015 voiced their struggles at a Board of Supervisors meeting and to a reporter at The Hanford Sentinel. The providers in question are calling for livable wages and adequate healthcare to be featured in the new contract they’re bargaining for. The post Caregivers say low wages, rising costs are driving worker shortage. appeared first on SEIU2015 .

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Source: SEIU 2015

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