Home Care Provider Appreciation Month 2016
November is Provider Appreciation Month, and this year UDW is thanking caregivers for everything we do. UDW caregivers are not
November is Provider Appreciation Month, and this year UDW is thanking caregivers for everything we do. UDW caregivers are not
The state recently announced its plan to offer an option for providers to submit timesheets electronically instead of using the
My name is Aurora Viramontes Rivera, and I work as a home care provider for two of my children in
My name is Toni Monique Taloa, and I’m a home care provider in Buena Park, California. I initially became a
My name is Maria Cota, and I’ve been an IHSS caregiver since 1993. In 2013, I had a stroke and
For Immediate Release September 30, 2016 Contact: Margitte Kristjansson, 619-548-4304 The governor’s veto of Assembly Bill 1930 leaves thousands of
It’s Labor Day weekend. For many Americans that means a three-day weekend to eat barbecue and enjoy the last days
Yesterday, UDW caregivers from around the state gathered in Sacramento to urge Governor Brown to sign Assembly Bill 1930. We
For Immediate Release Thursday, August 25, 2016 Contact: Margitte Kristjansson, 619-548-4304 California home care providers who care for their spouse
My oldest son Ronald was studying to become a professor when one day he had a catastrophic stroke that left
Statement by UDW Executive Director Doug Moore in response to the 2016-17 California state budget: Today we celebrate another hard-won
When Madera County caregiver Cynthia Wilson’s IHSS paycheck didn’t arrive on time in January, she and her grandson lost their
My husband David’s meningitis caused paralysis on the left side of his body and several neurological problems. For a while
When my daughter Delaina was in second grade, an undiagnosed tumor in her brain hemorrhaged and left her with brain
My husband Leon is 69 years old and lives with COPD and cirrhosis of the liver. My full-time job since
After decades of exclusion from Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA) protections, home care providers won overtime pay for the first
My 39-year-old son Jacob was born with a brainstem defect. He relies on me 24/7 to provide for all of
May is Older Americans Month, and at 73-years-old, my mother is part of one of this country’s greatest—and largest—generations. In
Statements of UDW and SEIU Sacramento, CA — After the release of the Governor’s proposed budget, which makes both restoring IHSS hours