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Ray Ferry and Dawn Esterly
"This is Ray Ferry, and he's a physically disabled man. And I'm Dawn Esterly, and I'm Ray's personal care attendant. Ray sees his attendants struggling. In the past, Ray's attendants have not had health care, and it caused problems for him -- they'd have to call off, or come to work sick. We need the Consumer Workforce Council because attendants like us need support to help our consumers."
Ray Ferry and Dawn Esterly
Meadville, PA
Time for the Consumer Workforce Council!
A Consumer Workforce Council will expand home care options for seniors and people with disabilities -- while improving wages and providing health benefits for the direct care attendants who serve them.
Tell our Legislators and Governor Rendell: It's Time for the Consumer Workforce Council!
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People With Disabilities, Seniors, and Homecare Workers Fight for Consumer Workforce Council
10/03/2008
Stakeholders in Pennsylvania’s Long Term Care System Work for More and Better Home Care Options
Harrisburg (October 2, 2008) -- People with disabilities, seniors, direct care attendants, and community advocates have announced a major proposal to strengthen home care for thousands more Pennsylvanians.
Groundbreaking Coalition Introduces "Consumer Workforce Council" for Home Care in Pennsylvania
Initiative to Improve Wages and Provide Health Benefits for Direct Care Workforce Will Allow for More Home Care Options for Seniors and People with Disabilities
My Life, My Choice Campaign Tells House Hearing Homecare is Preference of Seniors, Costs One-Third as Much as Nursing Homes
05/27/2008
Changing our long term living system from one centered on nursing homes to one centered on seniors’ homes is a no brainer
HARRISBURG — At a hearing chaired today by State Representative Todd Eachus, a spokesperson for the My Life, My Choice campaign said Pennsylvania needs to join states like Washington, Oregon, Massachusetts, Michigan, California and Wisconsin in creating a state solution for quality homecare and to “do it as quickly as possible.
Senior Advocacy Organizations Kick Off Campaign to Create a Statewide Solution for Quality Home Care
05/22/2008
Advocates say home care gives seniors what they want, saves taxpayer dollars, and lessens the pressure of the aging baby boomer generation