The daily struggles of paid caregivers trying to make ends meet
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- Опубликовано: 25 апр 2024
- Caregivers who are paid privately or through state funds say they're working around the clock, but are barely earning enough to get by. Lisa Ling has more.
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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.
And now ilegal emigrants 😢??
Well said 👏👏👏👏👏
Thanks for saying that out loud. I was shocked to see that pet sitters are getting paid more than elder caretakers 😔 This society also exploits anyone with a shred of compassion.
@@Here4TheHeckOfItWell said! Greed has consumed the extreme wealthy, and the working and middle class is a faint memory. We are in a rapid decline, and I don't think we will recover! Sad to witness! Blessings to everyone!
This is America
We don't respect or care for the senior citizens.
until we are the senior citizens
No and we should listen and honor.
And we do not value the people doing this work
@@nehemiahstewartFacts
Or people with disabilities
But we have enough to send hundreds of billions overseas!!
That’s the sad part!
We have enough to use 70% of the budget for weapons and military stuff.
@@carloszentenoexactly.
Ukrainian in Chicago....this is horrific....my mother suffered and I just don't understand our money going for wars we cannot win. Ukraine could never beat Russia, it is a proxy war. I miss my mom and she left on her own terms so young. War, she be dead knowing Ukraine is in a proxy war and billions wasted as 500,000 dead Ukrainian....and my mom was born during the Holocaust in Gernamy.
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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.
Very true. I am currently living in the moment solely.
Very true, I’ve taken care of my Aunt for the past 4 years until she passed away in January 12th of this year. I did everything for her, she solely dependent upon me. And no you don’t have time for yourself nor time for anything but taking care of them. I’m here in Florida, I had a full time job until 2020 when Covid-19 hit and I was laid off and the company closed down indefinitely. I got up and worked my job and came home and took care of my Aunt and at times I had to take off from work to take her back and forth to the hospital also going to her doctors appointments with no help. It’s very sad that the government doesn’t care what happens with the elderly or the caregivers.
You're Right to each his own I cannot do it I got to live my life for myself
Abbott in Texas only pays care givers 11$ an hour...you cant feed a dog on this. Shameful!!
Wow!
That is my word of late. Shameful.
Wow!!! I thought Texas paid better than that. Since everyone claims Texas is where you make all the money.
It’s the nursing home business that pays. Not ABBOTT. THATS NOT TRUE. NURSING HOME owners should be in jail. It’s a business to them.
@@mandybradley3079 its called ihhs in home health services and it is his fault he can raise the rates. it's government funded
America should be ashame! These folks built our country😢😢
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Amen
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
When you don't have kids or your kids are estranged.
But so many are not her and use the system or the person. 😅
I have been a care provider for 5 years now. Been with my client for 4 years and when her husband passed away 3 years ago yesterday I promised him that I would take care of her and not let her go to a nursing home. Of all the providers she's had none were as reliable as I am. I live 30 miles away, my car is down and I'm still at work on time every day.
Amen. She's an Angel. ❤🎉
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. ☝🏼👤🙏🏼
As a caregiver of a disabled daughter I know what she's going through. God bless this woman.
God bless u
I very much appreciate Lisa Ling's series on this topic and her compassion for the families and in-home workers.
Lisa is the best there is❤
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!!!!
They don't pay care workers, aides, assistants, don't get paid enough money! They work so hard!
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
Yes! Mentally and physical exhausting, backbreaking work. America doesn’t treat its nurses, caretakers and elderly well.
Im a resident aid by day 9am 5pm, 11 hour, then in home care at night7p7a 11.25 hour one week on my night job I work 5 nights and the next week4 nights. I've been working my night job for 7years and my day job for almost a year. I do like caring for the elderly but the pay is just not good and thats why I'm working 2 jobs almost 100 hours weekly just to survive. I am thankful that I'm able to work.
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
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.
This series has been so, so enlightening. I hope law makers take notice.
I hope society notices.
I wish our Government would too but I don’t think it will. When my Republican friends complained about the budget recently, I brought up this very topic, and they said ‘there just isn’t enough money for everything’.
I hope VOTERS take notice and vote for a President who won’t give majority of our tax money to illegals and actually use it to provide for the citizen who have been living here and need help like these fine people.
They won’t. They don’t care
@@onileemusic3444 Your comment is so thoughtless. If you think that illegal immigrants are getting free money and this is what is causing these systems that have been broken for years or never put in place, then your anger and blame is pointed at the wrong people. You realize that for years we have known that the Baby Boomer population was reaching retirement age and we knew that our healthcare system would face a crisis. Heck, they used to say that there would be no more SS for millennials. We’ve never invested in the care for our elderly because people claim it’s socialism if we do place funds. Stop listening to the fear mongering that many politicians only know how to do to get reelected because they will always use illegal immigration as the reason why everything is wrong. And they’ll never work to fix the actual problem.
Thank you Lisa Ling for shining a light on this nation wide problem. We need to come up with creative solutions on how to support caregivers, funding is definitely needed first and foremost.
It's so disheartening that the government doesn't value these workers. We will all need this help
It starts at the state level. What are our state representatives doing for our elderly in our states? How are they handling taxes?
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.
AND, they literally spend more time with the patients than any doctors or nurses do.
I worked at a smaller care facility and yes monthly the care facility gets what seems like alot of money per client, but with that money the facility needs to pay off for the full care and operation (mortgage, property tax, health consultants, lvn, rn, doctors, staffs, their food 3 meals a day, utilities, other reoccuring costs to basically operate the business, there are also bed fees which run a couple thousand per bed, adult day care which is a big chunk of cost because that was like their daily school, their supplies for activties and stock items, furnitures when things break, repairs,etc! With all those expenses deducted, its not as much as you think left. So the government needs more increase so they can then say to increase the caretakers wage with benefits they can apply for.
@@tigerx22Thank you for the breakdown! This is very insightful.
There are a lot of rich people who could pay into this program. How many homes and boats does one need?
Amen! I thought the same thing… athletes, actors, musicians, business men and women, etc. making millions and billions. Aetna’s total net profit in 2023 was $6 billion!! It’s despicable… the neglect of the elderly and sick in our country, the richest country on the planet.
Sad to say, the rich don't 😪 want to help 😢 in that category because it doesn't bring them fame
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So true
I’m 66 and can’t make my bills most of the time because of pay
I find it perplexing why several wealthy nations, including Scandinavian countries, prioritize direct care workers and recognize them as integral components of their societal soft infrastructure, while the United States does not.
Are leaders care more about money.
Good question.
Pure greed and the rampant anti-socilaism propaganda employed to keep things in favor of the wealthy and powerful. This country has enough resources to set up a system like you mentioned.
Thank you Sabrina for the care you provide to Mike, the promise that you kept, the sacrifices you make, and for the strong, loyal, caring and loving woman you just are ❤
Direct Care Worker here. This report is 💯 correct. Many of us depend on government programs to survive. One day a loved one of yours might have to be cared by one if us. What are you all going to do about this?
Yes they are under paid and so are CNA. But at the same time we have to be careful because some providers take advantage of elderly.
That why people need families that care and watch over there loved ones .
And CNA could get there liscnese snatched. Caregivers get ?
I agree. They do take advantage of these elderly
@@melodyocampo227not everyone has kids
Because not to pay the workers that put in the work due to a few bad apples taking advantage?
Not just elderly care givers ALL disabled carers have this issue. I myself do both.
I remember being a caregiver for my father before he passed away 4 years ago. It was tough. I salute this lady and all who give care to our seniors and disabled. They are the unsung heroes.
We started taking care of my husbands parents 20 years ago - they passed away 15 years ago. Then we started taking care of my parents - they passed away 5 years ago. We were caring for a parent or two for 15 years. While we had kids and grandkids.
My family is dealing with this issue. My husband's uncle has a live in care provider. She is there 24 hours a day and gets free room & board. Even then she needs the weekend off. As a family we have all come together to be there for our uncle by coming in on the weekends & staying with him. He enjoys the change of pace & his care provider gets a break. Families need to pitch in too and not depend solely on care providers. They need breaks, too!
So true!! some family members are so selfish and fight over money! 😭🤮
@@naturalbeauty4734Oh you can best believe those same relatives will be at the funeral will their hands out looking for "their share".
People don’t get it. Health is wealth. Do not understand what sick is.
Caregivers are priceless. Sabrina is a highly valuable source of care, 24 hour care. Mike surely is blessed. I hope Congress addresses this issue of the aging of our high population of the "Baby Boomer" generation.
I am a 59 year old caregiver, it is very hard work, I really love working with the senior population but I can say it is HARD. It is not a respected job but we are so needed. I live in Washington state and there is a shortage of caregivers in Seattle . I just decided my 40 hour week which is actually 50 hours a week (commute time) is just too much, caregiver burnout is real. I’m giving up 8 hours a week so that my quality of life improves. I’m exhausted.
Caregivers should be paid more, the families of some of the ppl being cared for they don’t even care about their own family, put them in nursing homes and some never come back to visit them!!
My Grandmother in Law lived with me and my husband for 14 years. She turns 90 this year and she was diagnosed with Parkinson's as well as congestive heart failure years ago. Needless to say she slowly deteriorated and it became harder and harder. As her mind deteriorated further she would scream for help all hours of the day and night but then wouldnt remember calling for help or even why she would have done that. On top of caring for her Im caring for my small child who was diagnosed with a chronic illness at a very young age. We are talking about a grandparent. Not a parent. I think there is a major generational failure where they don't want to take responsibility for their loved ones and that forces the younger generations to pick up that slack even if it means their ability to grow and provide for their family suffers.
I’m in North Carolina and I’m a healthcare worker and the elderly are kicking out 8000 every two weeks sometimes one week depending on the services they are also tapping into their nest egg, They’re charging $23 an hour to the client and paying $10-$14 an hour for the caregiver here in North Carolina overall, it’s a hot mess! and with some facilities, you don’t even get off with pay if the person is sick or in the hospital, you don’t get paid!
That's why I'm trying to start my own agency in ga need a year window to accept . medicare
Exactly! Once I seen an invoice on a previous clients dresser i was flabbergasted!
Insane how working at certain fast food places and retail stores pay more than this but it’s even more that $18 is supposed to be a blessing because most places pay bar far waaaaaay less smh
As the only "first world"(?) economy without 'universal healthcare' or 'paid maternal leave', one can't expect the U.S. to care a jot for the dying cheap labor force that helped build this nation!
C'mon this is America!
I had 2 Angels that helped me with my parents. Here in Texas pay like 9 something and less than 20 hours a week. So many have 2 clients a week.
Our country should be ashamed.
She wouldn’t make more money at McDonald’s because she wouldn’t get more then 20 hours a week. McDonalds doesn’t give 40 hour work weeks. $20*20 is $400 a week. $18.50*40 is $740 plus overtime and benefits (hopefully).
I do the same work she does and make less than that! Its shameful!
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I understand... going through the same thing.. paid only 40 hours per week for a 24 hrs per day job I'm doing... it's the system not paying caretakers and pcas enough for the hard daily back breaking labor we're doing...
Only the bare minimum is what the systems are willing to pay.. and it's just not enough to get by... so glad there shedding light on this.
I use to do it most I made was 14 hour at 10 years experience but would be more if worked for a nursing home
This isn’t a new issue or problem
The real issue and problem is that society and government don’t care
My family took care of their elderly and we made room and there was room for this as it is the process of life
But now a days, no one has time for anything and ppl are aging with issues like dementia, etc
It’s a sad reality and fact
I hope ppl think and adjust accordingly that we all age, need help, and will die
Not always possible I know but we need to pay attention
No sad this was a new issue 🙄. It’s an issue that’s not talked about in the media though and Lisa Ling is addressing it publicly.
The USA IRS needs to apply heavier taxes to the rich people and rich corporations, to provide more funds. It’s that simple.
But, they ARE the rich.
Oftentimes, the agencies in charge of these home heath aid services keep a huge chunk of the money, paying the actual human doing the work minimal. Families should care for their own whenever possible.
Mike is fortunate to have his own home. It would be terrible if he ended up in a facility. That would be calamitous.
All these young tv personalities doing all this talking will one day grow old and be in the same boat. They have the power to continue exposing these issues. Lets hope they and their respective networks do so.
Time will tell who will step in with the power and desire to solve this critical problem once and for all.
I'm my mom's caregiver and I don't get paid I'm all by myself an I'm trying to empty her 2 story home
An I give KUDOS to all caregivers
If you haven't done it it's very very very stressful
I take her to all her doctors appointments
Remember the same Union that got $20 an hour for Fast Food workers kept CareGivers at $16
This is such a sad situation for both the elderly individual and the caretaker. The responsibilities are endless and aside from empathy, a caregiver needs to have the patience of a saint. The work is often physically grueling🙏🙏🙏
Thank you so much for covering this topic. I have been a direct care worker for over 20 years. I love the work and I love my clients. I have tried other jobs and I come back to this because it is my calling. As this woman said, if everyone left this field, what would these elderly and disabled people do? Not just anyone can do this work, either; people with the wrong temperament won't make it in this field and frankly, neither would the clients.
You can tell who and what society values by how much is paid for service. Consider which fields get the most funding and which ones constantly face budget cuts. Social Services usually get the cuts, and that means human beings will suffer.
And yes, to the point made at the end, the ugly irony is that many caregivers can not afford care for themselves; they are not offered benefits, health insurance and they don't make nearly enough to save for retirement.
I'm with a new company now. It's a small company and they treat me well, but there are no benefits and there's no paid time off. If I don't work, I don't get paid.
Prior to this, I worked at a company for nearly 11 years. I started out at $9.00 an hour. When I left, nearly 11 years later, I was making $13.80. I had won multiple awards, been employee of the month many times, and got good performance reviews, but budget cuts prevent much advancement or raises. I got so burned out I was physically sick and eventually, I had to resign for health reasons.
Caregivers are truly some of the unsung heroes of our society. They/we are kind of an invisible support structure without which a lot of other things could not get done. A lot of other people would not be able to do their jobs if we did not do ours. I wish we had reliable, guaranteed pay and benefits. It's not about getting rich or anything. I wish this whole field were funded better so that workers and clients can simply live with dignity.
Everything you said is 100% correct.
Caregiving is a philanthropic work most people work there because they have a big heart. It doesn't pay well
I'm a hospice worker and a caregiver. Our bodies break down with major injuries and were living in poverty. This doesn't stop my hard work and dedication to others!! I have desired to go to nursing school for years. However, the price tag is insurmountable, and I don't see a change coming. we are definitely the forgotten so sad
My heart just breaks for caregivers I’m in tears . I wish I could advocate for them . This is disgusting that the caregivers are not paid well .. we need caregivers
She is right. She does her job with love.
So true I take care of my mom 7 days week.
That lady is an angel and God sent!
I can relate to this need for financial assistance after the client or family member passes, I had to return to work asap and found a easy job to make income for myself within one week after my family member passed. I was still in mourning. I had God Jehovah to get me through a rough spot. Now, in our state there are benefits for assistance for family members caregivers who qualify.
We have so many needs in this country and we couldn’t afford to fund wars. Number 1 should be the healthcare. In nursing home, nurse assistants has 1:18 ratio. The staff and patients suffered. Not to mention being short staffed, that ratio goes up. Sad reality, after working 30+ years, our seniors are forgotten, not valued, and just waiting for their death. Very depressing if you put yourself in their shoes.
Being an aide is super hard work and pay here in New Jersey is horrible. Cannot pay rent with salary. The State and agencies make the lions share of money. There will not be enough caregivers in the future. There aren't enough good caregivers now. This is a crisis.
An added note, however, childless couples should prepare for the possibility of this scenario of need by recruiting family members. Later in life Mike's wife asked a church member. Non family member caregivers expect compensation as do family so save up, and invest for this planned need of caregivers for future.
It is shameful! They should be paid more.
Thank you so much for making sharing this powerful story!
It resonated for me and for sure so many other care providing families! I am an IHSS Care Provider for our youngest son who has severe Autism and is nonverbal. Since we homeschool him and I had to quit my career to become a full time caregiver and because there is no one that can provide the proper care and attention to our son I chose to become his care provider. I am very grateful for the program but it truly is not fair that we make less than employees at McDonald’s. It is barely minimum wage. It is NOT a job where one gets healthcare, vacation pay, worker’s comp, or unemployment insurance.
At best, a parent’s IHSS compensation will offset a portion of the costs of keeping a developmentally disabled family member at home, and would not go far in meeting the family’s daily needs especially with the spike of rent, food & gas prices! I hope this story is seen by congress and they finally do something about it! I highly doubt they would want any one of their family members to be in this boat!
May God bless this caring and loving woman .
It's so sad , that this is going on all over the world!
And there are so many "caregivers " that steal from the client's, don't properly take care of them , abuse them , etc .
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Other countries value and respect their elderly. This country is so quick to toss them in facilities.
Its NOT the PAY thats bad - its the INFLATION. My wife and i were able to buy a home while making not much more than minimum wage back in the day. But poor policies drove up inflation which made housing unaffordable. We CONSUMERS had little to no control over that.
As a cna working with an agency they paid $14 per hour and $15 for weekends,terrible and the job is not easy,yes government should do better,we don't have benefits at all none.
Caregivers are Angels… I am so grateful for the care and love they give to people with dementia and other illnesses ❤ I have been fortunate to witness their work in the care of my mom
Thank you, as a caregiver of people with dementia, I can tell you, it’s a calling. It is very difficult work if you are doing it for more than the paycheck.
😭😭😭😭This really hurt my heart. I have worked this job and I have purchased stuff for clients myself. I respect anyone that can do this job because it’s really underpaid 😩
This story breaks my heart. In the richest country in the world we can and should do better!
I have cared for 3 family members, two being my parents for 12 years. I had to quit my job and there is NOTHING for family members who have to care for aging parents…24/7. It’s a shame!
God bless caregivers. Its unfortunate that we as a nation forget we all grow older and will need assistance. Caregiving is a respectful job and the pay should reflect it.
Bless this lady’s heart. I pray God has a room for her. I really hope our nation wakes up as the shortages and low pay can prove to be detrimental in the coming years. Not only for the elderly but for the disabled as well.
We need to value care in our country. Professional caregivers must make a living wage and this increase cannot be passed on to the family caregivers who are already drowning. Thank you for this cost-of-care series. Keep them coming!
God bless this Lady.
I want Sabrina to take care of me. What a compassionate person to keep her promise to care for this elderly gentleman.
Caregivers should be paid no less than $25hr. Pay them $32hr and make the rules strict. No lazy or abusive caregivers.
Everyone quit and let folks take care of their family member
Bet you they will agree to the raise then
Caregivers like myself nationwide deserve a universal basic income with our regular wages from our jobs. My heart goes out to anyone providing memory care, prayers for Mike and his Caregivers.
Our society typically undervalues professions that involve very intensive care of or contact with other people, like social workers, teachers, nurse assistants and care givers, primarily because it doesn't value emotional labor (i.e., empathy, compassion, kindness) and the act of nurturing and caring for others in general. Society tends to associate these behaviors with women, and any labor associated or identified with women has historically been undervalued and underpaid.
I think the low pay afforded care givers is because it's associated with Black women in particular, and our labor as a group is also undervalued.
Caregiving is one of the jobs in the 4:35 world. I caregave my parents long distance for over 10 years. I travelled :drove from MN to Chicago like it was cross the street ( 465.3 miles from from driveway to driveway) It was the hardest thing I have ever done ✅, and managed a lot during this time, ( my sons, full time work, health issues and divorce ) BUT I would do it again in a heartbeat 💗. Lost Dad (2021- dementia) Mom (2022-Parkinson’s). One thing I would suggest is to have POAs and joint accounts for all financial accounts. These items really helped me. ( because some places would not assist me without these paperworks)
Here in the U.S. we call them heroes so we don't have to pay them. It's empty appreciation like "Thank you for your service or thoughts and prayers". Much easier to call them heros than to compensate them fairly
Unfortunately this is true all over the states, I pay more to get my pups groomed than CNA earn. Why is this? SHAMEFUL
Coming from someone that started caring for their partner until they regained mobility. Over the last 6 years, I’ve asked this question repeatedly.
Who cares for the caregiver?
she's a true angel
I need younger black women to see these type of stories and to make sure they take care of themselves!!!!! If every black female caregiver/CNA walked off the job TODAY, senior centers making billions would crumble! 2. This remarkable lady is doing amazing, but what’s amazing for her??? What’s her end game? Who takes care of her once she ages if she can’t afford it😢. America will be a 3rd world country quicker than I expected. Teacher shortages, school closures, tent cities, more juvenile crimes, trafficking of children😢 and adults, crooked medical staff, overworked medical staff, shortages of medical staff, INSURANCE THROUGH THE ROOF! Border crises, MENTAL HEALTH! Selfish parents, parents working several jobs to make end meets…less time w/family…. And behold , our beloved crooked politicians taking backhanded deals for cooperate AMERICA 😢. I left out a lot, please feel free to continue the list…..
I agree with you regarding who is shouldering the burden of this type of work. I go to hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities for work weekly and Black women make up a disproportionate share of the people doing this type of work. If they organized they could demand better wages and benefits in no time. Without them the caregiver industry would collapse.
And, at the same time this is happening, lots of black women with decent-paying jobs are being targeted with discrimination and harassment - to force them to leave or to fire them. So, this means they can't make or retire with a decent amount of money to afford to help take care of their loved ones.
I worked for a home health agency that charged patients $30/hour but paid us $12/hour. I found this out when I was turning in my timecard and an office worker was telling a client that caregivers needed a raise so their rate would go up! Horrendous lie.
I had to be a caregiver for my mother for 3 months. It was my honor to care for my best friend!! I wanted her to leave this earth with dignity and smoothered in love. So I worked day and night as her nurse, caregiver and we had fun. But it took a toll on my health. In the name of GOD, good caregivers who do this work as a living should be compensated by the government and families, according to their income, so that they earn a comfortable living wage. Heck, they should be paid like a medical professional after their training. Period. If this government can send billions of dollars in weapons to countries at war who are killing innocent people, they surely can find money for those who care for America's elderly population no matter their socioeconimic or political backgrounds??? They just have to have to will to implement a far reaching system of change!!
$11 in Texas??!! Seriously??? Insane
LORD HEIP THA CAREGIVER IN THIS WORLD THEY DESERVE THA WORLD🙏🏾🙌🏾💪🏾🙋🏾♀️
They really don’t respect us, but most caregivers do it within they’re heart…. I don’t get how a fast food worker’s get more.😢
Our country has always been selfish. We would rather spend money on entertainment than caring for the land and actual people. We can pay someone millions a year to run a ball on a field but not pay a teacher more than 80,000 a year ..
THANK YOU!!
Girl, but you still need to live. Its disgusting that this is how these workers are paid. My mother is a home care worker and all i remember is her working. The family members of these people then treat them like maids. Which is wild because she could have made more as a maid. Stop calling these people's heros for sacrificing themselves for others.
Here in the U.S. we call them heroes so we don't have to pay them. It's empty appreciation like "Thank you for your service or thoughts and prayers". Much easier to call them heros than to compensate them fairly.
Also it’s more than a money issue, it takes a toll on the caregivers health and livelihood
One of the reason why the 50s and the 60s were great when it comes to finding a job, home ownership and etc is because the federal government pump hundreds of billions of dollars into federal and state social programs like the G.I. Bill, housing, infrastructure and education but presently right now our government rather take the money, taxpayer dollars and give it to private companies in the hopes that they are going to benefit us or trickle down to the average taxpayer. There’s absolutely no reason why the US government is allowing aid workers like The woman in the segment only making $18.50 and that’s only because she is working in California
We should all be terrified.
$20/hr. Those people are not taking that home. The more you make the more they take
I remember I was in between jobs and did caregiving for about 2 months. This was in 2013 and I was paid $9.25 an hour. It was a huge mansion and I had to change this man diaper smh plus they had cameras everywhere. NEVER AGAIN.
I did that once, I wasn't happy feeling like I was a maid actually, some of these clients think your a maid and order you to do things that are not what you should be doing, your actually there to help with cooking, cleaning, going shopping for them, but never really there for the client. The pay just wasn't worth the endless work. $8.45 an hour, no kinds of benefits, or you would have to buy your own insurance.
Politicians need to stop lying and making excuses and start making them accountable for paying their fair share of taxes. They take, take, and take some more. The one percent is the cause of a lot of America’s issues. Their greed is overwhelming. Absolutely, overwhelming.
Lisa you said right, AI cannot replace this type of need.
I pray, our government and all of us as a nation will wake up and vote for the right individual when it comes to elections.
Thank you, for the Love and dedication you give Michael. ❤
I’m a caregiver who’s not being paid well too, taking care of mother and son with dementia . My pay is only for one person coz no family member is willing to shoulder the other one.I worked everyday with no days off for 5 years now.