""Literally no one ever mentions direct care workers. I work with people with disabilities. I've been at my job for almost 10 years, and I've gotten maybe four raises." - jessicalewis2"
""I'm in this field as well. We are in the midst of an unbelievable staffing crisis. The pay is awful. They will never be able to retain direct staff because of how they pay and treat them. I was meeting with a director recently who bragged about paying $11/hour. Like, excuse me??? To wipe grown men's asses and risk getting physically assaulted every day? Nobody can live off that, and people who care for our most vulnerable should not have to fight to make ends meet." - justcametocomment"
Direct care workers supporting people with disabilities receive very low wages and infrequent raises even after long tenure. Reported pay rates can be as low as $11 per hour for work that involves intimate personal care and risk of physical assault. Low compensation directly contributes to a severe staffing crisis and poor retention of direct care staff. Many caregivers cannot afford basic living expenses and struggle to make ends meet. Pay and treatment of direct care workers are described as unacceptable given the essential nature, physical risks, and emotional labor of the work.
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