The James Irvine Foundation
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Although the need for caregivers is constantly growing, the wages in most states do not reflect that value. The median wage — half earn more, half less — is less than $17 per hour. capitalandmain.com/the-workers-...
Show PostWorking more than 60 hours a week, care worker Julio Godinez averages about $3,750 in net income each month. Even a cursory run through his monthly bills either taps out that total entirely or leaves Godinez actively in the red.
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Show PostShe sounded tired. She should have. It had been a long day, and another hourslong commute home, a grueling part of her daily life, lay ahead for the 83-year-old Garcia.
Show Post“I wish I could retire,” Garcia said. “But I don’t think that will happen.”
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