WA News Service | May 22, 2023 Lawmakers guaranteed more than $760 million in their budget to boost wages and benefits for home care service providers. That means Washington state caregivers will get wage increases of at least 10%. Veronica Tausili is a caregiver for her mother who traveled Olympia with her union – the […]
Everett Herald | May 22, 2023 By Joy Borkholder The two-year state budget increases the Medicaid rate for skilled nursing facilities by 14% over the next two fiscal years, and adds funding for some specialty care. The Washington Health Care Association calculated the total additional Medicaid funding to be $406 million. […] Adam Glickman, secretary-treasurer […]
Everett Herald | May 19, 2023 By Joy Borkholder Home care providers are celebrating big wins from the state legislative session, including a two-year budget that increases the starting wage to $21 per hour for most home care providers. “People feel good about the Legislature taking their concerns seriously,” said Adam Glickman, secretary-treasurer of SEIU […]
Caregivers can be proud of our historic budget wins and all we accomplished together at this year’s Washington legislative session. Caregivers successfully urged lawmakers to include over $1 billion for long-term care in the 2023-2025 state budget! We raised our voices to pass laws and a budget that help make caregiving a good career and […]
The Columbian | April 9, 2023 Opinion Editorial by SEIU 775 member Patrick K. from Camas I’m a home care provider working in Vancouver and a member of SEIU 775. I was a teacher, but started in this profession because I knew my mother wouldn’t cope in a nursing home. With age, many of us […]
The Tacoma News Tribune | April 8, 2023 Opinion Editorial by SEIU 775 member Matthew G. from Tacoma My partner suffers from a chronic illness. After his diagnosis, I became his professional in-home caregiver represented by SEIU 775, the caregivers union. We pay a disproportionate amount in taxes to fund the very services designed to […]
간병인을 필수 의료 종사자로 지원한다면 워싱턴에서 여러 세대에 걸쳐 장기 요양을 개선할 수 있을 것입니다. 2023년도 입법 의제는 워싱턴 주에서 간병을 좋은 직업으로 만들고 노인과 장애인에게 양질의 치료를 제공할 수 있도록 이번 Legislative Session(입법 심의회) 동안 우리가 함께 달성해야 할 사항에 대해 자세히 설명합니다. 장기 요양을 개선하고, 우리의 삶, 가족, 클라이언트 및 지역 사회에 영향을 […]
Khi hỗ trợ các chăm sóc viên với tư cách là nhân viên chăm sóc sức khỏe thiết yếu, chúng tôi cũng cải thiện dịch vụ chăm sóc dài hạn ở Washington cho nhiều thế hệ. Chương Trình Lập Pháp Năm 2023 trình bày chi tiết những việc mà chúng ta cần cùng nhau hoàn […]
Поддерживая caregivers как жизненно важных медицинских работников, мы улучшаем систему долгосрочной помощи в штате Вашингтон на годы вперед. Наша законодательная повестка на 2023 год подробно описывает, чего нам нужно добиться на сессии законодательного собрания, чтобы сделать caregiving привлекательной профессией в штате Вашингтон и гарантировать высококачественный уход пожилым людям и людям с ограниченными возможностями. Помимо улучшения […]
