WISCONSIN EXAMINER: Advocates seek significant pay boost in state budget for workers who provide in-home care
Advocates for the elderly and people with disabilities are looking to the state budget now taking shape in the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee to boost pay for personal care workers in Wisconsin in hopes of alleviating a chronic shortage that has stranded many people and families needing care. There are other obstacles besides wages, however. Many care workers don’t have health care coverage or paid time off for illness or vacation.
