Home care workers and unpaid caregivers who support disabled people are often left out of public-policy initiatives.
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Posted inFamily Care
How the Pandemic Disrupted Care
Families have been forced into impossible decisions to ensure that their loved ones get the assistance they need.
Posted inCoronavirus
Unsanitized: Eighteen Deaths Per Hour in America’s Nursing Homes
Plus, more on the anti-police brutality protests, and what’s next for unemployment. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for June 3, 2020.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Coronavirus Aid Package Could Harm Disabled People
A provision denying small-business loans to disability support services could damage a fast-growing and urgent piece of our care sector.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Bipartisan Failure to Address Long-Term Home-Based Care for Disabled Americans
The debate over a public option must address the lifelong care needs of a group that currently relies on Medicaid programs to support independent living.