Too often, home care workers are overlooked and underappreciated by lawmakers who treat them like a budget number instead of the lifeline they are.
I recently visited a home care provider in Anaheim to talk about the struggles she and so many others are facing in California.
The bottom line is simple: home care workers do not get paid enough.
She told me about caring for her daughter, who is blind and disabled, and her sister, who is a veteran living with trauma related injuries. These are people she loves deeply, and who rely on her every single day.
But the programs that make this care possible, like Medi-Cal, are under attack. Her daughter and sister are losing the services they depend on.
Home care providers can't afford to stand by and do nothing. Too often, they are overlooked and underappreciated by lawmakers who treat them like a budget number, instead of the lifeline they are.
And there's a pattern here: this work is done by moms, grandmas, women. Over and over again, politicians assume they will keep doing it for nothing. There is always money for something else, but never enough for health care, nursing care, or mental health care.
I'm running for governor because California can do better. We can expand health care access instead of cutting it. We can make sure our home care workers get paid what they deserve for the critical work they do.
I'm running to be a champion for all Californians—especially those who politicians overlook all too often.
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Thank you,
Katie Porter
P.S. You can check out more of my conversation with this California home care provider here.
