Illinois’ Chronic Underfunding of Wages for Direct Caregivers Causes Turnover, Staff Issues at Agencies like HSS
One worker spends his nights caring for adults with intellectual disabilities, and his days working a job part-time to make ends meet. Two others left their caregiver jobs last year to become waitresses, choosing better pay over a fulfilling career they loved. Many more here at Human Support Services (HSS) are logging 60-plus hour work weeks...