The daily struggles of paid caregivers trying to make ends meet
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Published 2024-04-26
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All Comments (21)
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We waste money bailing out billion-dollar corporations but can't pay health care workers a decent wage. Worse, our country has ALWAYS been obsessed with youth and disrespectful and dismissive of the elderly.
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But we have enough to send hundreds of billions overseas!!
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We don't respect or care for the senior citizens.
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Being a caretaker is very hard. You sacrifice your own needs and feelings in order to help a loved one. You rarely have time for yourself.
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They don't pay care workers, aides, assistants, don't get paid enough money! They work so hard!
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This woman is an absolute angel Mile is not even a biological family member and she has stepped in to care for him ! God is truly going to bless her. Caretakers should get paid for taking care of loved ones! There is little to resources and help for the elderly and care takers
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America should be ashame! These folks built our country😢😢
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Abbott in Texas only pays care givers 11$ an hour...you cant feed a dog on this. Shameful!!
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My mom passed away two weeks ago from Alzheimer’s and her caretaker was with our family until her last breath. She is now part of our family. She took care of our mom for over 8 years. We paid her for a month of work until she can get another case. We have to do better to help these caretakers get a descent wage for the wonderful job they do taking care of our loved ones. They are amazing.❤
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I very much appreciate Lisa Ling's series on this topic and her compassion for the families and in-home workers.
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All I can say is, LORD thank You for people like her. This government seems to know no shame. Monies spent in the wrong areas. ☝🏼👤🙏🏼
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I did caretaker work. It’s especially hard when the patient has dementia. It’s heartbreaking. And the pay is horrible. In MS the normal pay is about 10-11.00. I was paid 13. It’s not enough
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As a caregiver of a disabled daughter I know what she's going through. God bless this woman.
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I worked doing that for a lady that just passed $15 an hour, the family never visited , but they always had something to say when they called. The family members should pay the care giver , not only the government
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We paid &6500.00 a month for my mothers living in a a nursing facility. These people do heroes work. Pay them what they deserve . NOW. Don't rob them of their humanity.
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Actually, in Texas, A LOT of places only pay $8-$9 an hour. As big as Texas is, to be at the bottom of the list in caregiver pay is absolutely SICKENING smh!!!!
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It's so disheartening that the government doesn't value these workers. We will all need this help
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I worked at a large senior living organization the average cost per month was around $5k per resident. The caregivers were paid sometimes as low as $15/$16 per hour requiring a state license as a CNA. Most of the caregivers worked 2-3 job to get by. For how hard they work and how much we need them, this pay is sickening.
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This series has been so, so enlightening. I hope law makers take notice.
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She is right. She does her job with love.
