“Wisconsin faces critical shortage of care workers for disabled and elderly,” by Lillian Price, Journal Sentinel

“The lack of workers has reached crisis levels in Wisconsin and across the nation, according to long-term care and home care organizations. And Gov. Scott Walker has recommended a 2% increase for each of the next two years, but advocates say more is needed. . . . Advocates and health associations have pinpointed low wages without benefits as the cause of the shortage. There’s also an overall lack of appreciation for workers who fill these demanding jobs, they say, leading workers to not view the job as a career. . . . Personal care workers typically get paid $10 to $11 an hour, usually without health care benefits, to perform the challenging job of lifting people in and out of bed and helping them with toileting needs, according to Kevin Fech, a team manager with a state personal care program.”

LTC Comment (from Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform):  Expect many more stories like this one thanks to excessive reliance on Medicaid and its poor reimbursements. Our thanks to Center Regional Rep and LTCI producer Romeo Raabe for sending this story our way.

Wisconsin faces critical shortage of care workers for disabled and elderly

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