My Life, My Choice: People with Disabilities, Seniors, and Homecare Workers Fight for Consumer Workforce Council
Summary
They have proposed the creation of a Consumer Workforce Council -- a consumer-driven board charged with protecting the rights of seniors and people with disabilities who direct their own care -- while ensuring that the attendants who support them can advocate for living wages and health benefits."It’s great that the state is focused on bringing home care to thousands more Pennsylvanians, " said Tom Earle, Chairman of the Steering Committee and CEO of Liberty Resources, the largest Center for Independent Living in Pennsylvania."I worked for 11 years to provide support to a wonderful lady after she was hit by a car as a teenager," said Carol Jones, a direct care worker from Washington, PA. "But the low wages and lack of benefits meant that her other caregivers couldn’t stick with the job."It’s great that the state is focused on bringing home care to thousands more Pennsylvanians, " said Tom Earle, Chairman of the Steering Committee and CEO of Liberty Resources, the largest Center for Independent Living in Pennsylvania."I worked for 11 years to provide support to a wonderful lady after she was hit by a car as a teenager," said Carol Jones, a direct care worker from Washington, PA. "But the low wages and lack of benefits meant that her other caregivers couldn’t stick with the job.