The Call to Increase DSP Wages: With Guest Kim Evon

05/30/23 • 25 min

We're joined by Kim Evon to discuss California caregivers and the large gap in staffing that leads to reliability issues in caregiving. We discuss why family caregivers may have difficulties working full-time and what happens when there's not enough care to go around to those who need it.
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The Shortage of Direct Care Workers: With Guest Elise Augilar

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Elise's letter on healthcare workforce shortages
ANCOR's report "The State of America’s Direct Support Workforce Crisis 2022"
Elise Augilar, Director of Federal Relations at ANCOR discusses the shortage of (non family) direct support providers. We discuss the need for DSP jobs to be properly recognized and paid.
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Youth As Caregivers: With Guest Melinda Kavanaugh

Melinda Kavanaugh describes what her organization YCARE does to support young caregivers. Young caregivers are very frequently overlooked, yet perform many of the same tasks as adults with many of the same responsibilities. Hear how Melinda brings youth caregiving education and a chance to connect to same age peers with similar experiences.
https://uwm.edu/ycare/
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