I work as a Patient Care Aide for a company that covers in-home care for elderly clients in upstate NY, surrounding Albany. The pay is low, but I find it rewarding, and enjoy getting to know my clients while helping then with daily tasks. I'm worried and concerned about funding cuts to these services. Often times, the PCA is the only human interaction many clients have all week. I no longer assume that just because NY has a solid public health infrastructure, there won't be drastic cuts to an array of care services and support for the elderly and diabled community.
Excellent synopsis. Fun fact, the doctor who basically saved 45s life when he had Covid, was fired too...nothing says "thank you for saving my life and countless others" like, "you're fired."
Just wait until the get ahold of disabled people in family care homes and facilities. They will break the understaffed, underfunded programs to show us how it doesn't work. A large portion of the workforce will have to leave to provide care. Same goes for family members in nursing homes. I'll give you 3 guesses who the majority of those people will be. If not, we'll there just won't be any choice but to warehouse them. Will we be properly desensitized by then?
This is my main concern! I worry for the disabled and elderly who need help with daily tasks and functioning in their own homes! These cuts are devastating to thousands of people living on SSA payments. But it would be even MORE expensive to put them in a nursing home or rehab center. And then they won't get good care due to lack of coverage. It is truly alarming.
Great article, Marie, as usual. This is alarming for my entire family. All of us in my core family are either elderly or disabled. One died 2 weeks ago. One has a terminal diagnosis and SSA "accidentally" cut him off of Medicare and disability insurance for 3 months. The eldest of us is in her mid 80s and has had 5 recent major surgeries. I have PTSD ... and we all consider ourselves blessed because we have each other to lean on. So many people have no one. We all know what happens when you back up a rat into a corner. ... Yet and still, Americans are still too comfortable. Give it another 2-3 months before the shit hits the fan.
Without SS, I am homeless without Medicare Medicaid, I am dead. Thank you for killing me Trump you f****** idiot!
I work as a Patient Care Aide for a company that covers in-home care for elderly clients in upstate NY, surrounding Albany. The pay is low, but I find it rewarding, and enjoy getting to know my clients while helping then with daily tasks. I'm worried and concerned about funding cuts to these services. Often times, the PCA is the only human interaction many clients have all week. I no longer assume that just because NY has a solid public health infrastructure, there won't be drastic cuts to an array of care services and support for the elderly and diabled community.
Such important services, and yes, terribly underpaid. :(
When I say a large portion of the workforce I mean those not already providing care.
Excellent synopsis. Fun fact, the doctor who basically saved 45s life when he had Covid, was fired too...nothing says "thank you for saving my life and countless others" like, "you're fired."
Classy
Just wait until the get ahold of disabled people in family care homes and facilities. They will break the understaffed, underfunded programs to show us how it doesn't work. A large portion of the workforce will have to leave to provide care. Same goes for family members in nursing homes. I'll give you 3 guesses who the majority of those people will be. If not, we'll there just won't be any choice but to warehouse them. Will we be properly desensitized by then?
Another way to get women back in the home? To provide the care to loved ones abandoned by the system?
This is my main concern! I worry for the disabled and elderly who need help with daily tasks and functioning in their own homes! These cuts are devastating to thousands of people living on SSA payments. But it would be even MORE expensive to put them in a nursing home or rehab center. And then they won't get good care due to lack of coverage. It is truly alarming.
Great article, Marie, as usual. This is alarming for my entire family. All of us in my core family are either elderly or disabled. One died 2 weeks ago. One has a terminal diagnosis and SSA "accidentally" cut him off of Medicare and disability insurance for 3 months. The eldest of us is in her mid 80s and has had 5 recent major surgeries. I have PTSD ... and we all consider ourselves blessed because we have each other to lean on. So many people have no one. We all know what happens when you back up a rat into a corner. ... Yet and still, Americans are still too comfortable. Give it another 2-3 months before the shit hits the fan.