CONCERN OVER IN-HOME SUPPORT SERVICE PAY RATE DECREASE

ENGLISH VERSION:

Chee Her, who is a IHSS (In-Home Support Service) provider for Cha Thao, expresses her concern over the possibility of a $2 pay rate decrease. "With everything, including the price of gas, rising in cost, I won’t know what to do if they lower the pay rate." She said.

Through years of negotiating the Union just accomplished getting their member a $1 raise to $10.40 an hour, a few years ago. IHSS providers assist their recipients with services that include, but not limited to cooking, cleaning, dressing, and bathing. These little amenities that most take for granted are essential needs for IHSS recipients.

Through the IHSS program, the recipient is able to remain in their home safely, with personal care and domestic services such as meal preparation, transportation to and from medical appointments, and protective supervision against risk of injury.

Cha Thao has daily medications and without Ms. Hers’ assistance he doesn’t know how he’ll remember to take the medications if living alone. Mr. Thao also has a special diet routine that restricts him from eating any high sodium, or sugary foods. Ms. Her fears that with the rate decrease, she will be forced to find a different job with better pay, resulting in Mr. Thao having to find another provider. If no suitable provider is found, then the other alternative will be for Mr. Thao to be transferred into an elderly care home. An alternative that Mr. Thao fears the most due to cultural and communication barriers. The cost for a recipient to be in a care home will cost more than paying for an individual in-home provider.

"I take my tasks and responsibility as a provider really seriously, and understand the needs of my recipient. I hope to be able to continue being a provider for Mr. Thao." Ms. Her said. A $2 decrease in the pay rate will negatively affect the providers and their stability in this economy. "I hope the community will come together, and petition with us to keep the pay rate at $10.40" said Phoua Lee, a union representative.

The needs of our elders are increasing daily, so let’s hope that IHSS will continue to meet their needs by servicing a stable environment for them.

NTAWV HMOOB:

Cib Hawj yog ib tug neeg ua txoj hauj lwm hauv tsev, tu Tooj Txim Thoj. Nws tau txawj txog txoj kev lavtasnpas yuav txiav $2 tauj ib teev, ntawm lawm cov nyiaj tu. "Txua tsav txua yam nce tag lawm,peb cov nyiaj ho muab luv zuj zu, xyov yuav ua li cas" nus tau txawj xeeb txog.
Luag cov hlob tau sab laj thiab ntsuam xyuas tau ntau xyoo, nyuam qhuav muab nce $1 ntxiv mus ua $10.40 tauj ib teev xwb. Txoj hauj lwm tu cov laus nyob hauv tsev no tseem ceeb heev. Yog koj pab tau koj tus kheej kuj tsis ua luaj twg. Tab sis ib tug neeg ua toob kam kev pab, xws li da dej, ua noj ua haus, los yog ntxiv ntxua, mas tseem ceeb rau nus heev.

Txoj hauj lwm tu cov laus nyob hauv tsev no. Yog pab thauj coj mus chuag kws tsuaj, saib xyuas kev no haus kom tsis muaj teeb meem.

Tooj Txim Thoj tseem noj nws cov tsuaj txua txua hnub thiab. Yog tsis muaj Cib Hawj pab nws nco, xyov Tooj Txim puas nco noj nws cov tsuaj txua hnub li kws tsuaj hais tseg. Nws los kuj noj tsis tau tej zaub tej mov qab qab tsev los yog qab qab zib thiab, vim nws lub cev noj tsis tau. Cib Hawj tau txawj txog hais tias, yog lavthasnpas tseem txiav cov nyiaj tu no ntxiv mus. Tshe Cib Hawj yuav tau mus nrhiav dua lwm txoj laj kam, thiaj li yuav mus taus lawm tom ntej. Tooj txim, los yuav tau nrhiav dua lwm tus tuaj tu nws li qub thiab. Yog nrhiav tsis tau tus tu. Yuav raug nyaib mus nyob rau tom lub tsev laus.Qhov no yuav nyuaj rau Tooj Txim ,vim hais tias nws tsis paub ntaub ntawv thiab paub lus Amesliskas, tshe nws yuav tsis pom qab nyob. Tsis tas li ntawv, qhov uas coj nws mus nyob tom tsev laus. Tseem yuav tas nyiaj ntau tsaj li ntiav ib tug neeg tuaj tu nws tom tsev xwb.

"Kuv saib kuv txoj haujlwm tu ib leej tib neeg muaj nuj nqis heev.Kuv totaub txog tus neeg kuv saib ntawv txoj kev cia siab rau kuv. Tseem muaj lub siab dawb phaug xav pab Tooj Txim lawm yav tom ntej."

Yog lawv txiav $2 tauj ib teev thiag, yuav nyuaj rau tus ua hauj lwm. Vim txua tsav txua yam,kam no kev hau nce tag lawm. "Cia siab hais tias pej xeem sawv daws yuav koom siab hais cia ua li qhov qub $10.40"Phoua Lee tus sauv cev ntawm phawg ua hauj lwm coob tau hai.

Peb cov laus coob zuj zus, xav hais tias IHSS (In Home Support Services) yuav muaj txoj hau kev pab ntxiv mus lawm yav tom ntej.