SACRAMENTO —Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) today introduced legislation to expand housing options for seniors and Californians who cannot live independently by allowing residential care facilities to use the In-Home Supportive
February 26, 2021
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A new report from the California State Auditor’s office says seniors and disabled people who rely on the state’s In-Home Support Services are not getting the quality of care they should be receiving. The report cited a lack of available caregivers and low wages as part of the reason and that is something Crista Barnett-Nelson with Senior Advocacy Services has first-hand experience with.
According to the report, caregivers were paid at near or below the minimum wage, averaging $12.29 in 2019. The audit also found 32 of 51 counties did not have enough caregivers to provide recipients with all the available services. Auditors estimate IHSS recipients will grow by 52% in the next decade.
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Feb 26, 2021
A new report from the California State Auditor s office says seniors and disabled people who rely on the state s In-Home Support Services are not getting the quality of care they need.
The report cited a lack of available caregivers and low wages as part of the reason. According to the report, caregivers were paid at near or below the minimum wage, averaging $12.29/hr in 2019. Auditors also found 32 of 51 counties did not have enough caregivers to provide recipients with all the available services.
FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
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That is also when Sustal went to work as an in-home care provider.
“I work for IHSS (In-Home Support Services); I work for my mom,” the 46-year-old Fairfield resident said. “And because my mom got one, I needed to get one, too.”
Sustal received her vaccination as part of a Public Health clinic Tuesday at Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Fairfield. Jose Caballero, a senior health education specialist for the county, said 1,500 residents would get their shots.