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The faces, voices, and economic facts of CA In-Home Care



On January 8, 2010, Governor Schwarzenegger released his proposed2010-2011 California State Budget in which he advocates for theelimination of 87% of the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program,and with full program elimination if the federal government doesn’tprovide California with an additional $6.9 billion in assistance. Whileany cut to the In-Home Care program would place fragile lives indanger, the Governor’s desire to end this lifeline program would resultin well over 400,000 low-income seniors and disabled residents losingthe only care that allows them to live safely at home, and would placehundreds of thousands of California caregivers out of work.

The pages to follow convey just a few of the thousands of faces andstories related to this vital program, as well as the scal benets In-Home Care brings to California and the real dangers of the Governor’sproposed cuts.



In studied counties, 92.4%of California In-Home Carerecipients would face total

loss of care if the Governor’sproposed cuts were to take place!

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, February 2010 2

“How would eliminating In-Home Careaffect me? God in heaven, it would meanthe end of a whole family. With a child

who is mentally ill and needs 24-hourcare, a bad economy and an unknownfuture, what would we do?”

–Rosalinda Rodriguez



In 1960, 3.7% of California’s older adults

were in institutions such as nursing

homes. Because of programs such

as In-Home Care, that rate hasdropped steadily to 2.7% in 2008.

Cutting this program would turn back

the clock.




“How dare you cut this service Governor!Shame on you! I am his only living family.He has seizures. Do you know how much it would cost to have someone else care

for him?” –Donna Butler

The In-Home Supportive Services

program serves over 400,000 low-income

seniors and disabled California residents

at an annual cost of around $11,500per recipient. That is on average

4-5 times LESS than taxpayerfunded institutional care.

Beacon Economics, March 2009 1and SEIU ULTCW Research



“Without me she would probably letherself die because she doesn’t trustanybody else. Without In-Home Care shedoesn’t have any other means of survival.”

–Maria Andrade



Every $1 of state spending on In-Home

Supportive Services brings in $2.70in federal and county funds.

Beacon Economics, March 2009 1

“I provide care to someone who hasdiabetes and doesn’t walk. She dependson me to cook, bathe her, do her laundry,and take her to her doctor. What would

she do without In-Home Care?”

–Rosa Rivera



SEIU ULTCW Research

not only addresses the current needs of care recipients, it also

helps prevent additional dangerous and costlyhealth problems like

Domestic tasks helps prevent falls.

Meal preparation helps stopdehydration and malnutrition–both of which are leading causes of

senior hospitalization.

Monitoring medications

lowers the risk ofunder or overdosing.

Assisting recipients to doctors’ visitsimproves overall wellness.

California’s In-Home Care Program



The Governor’s proposed cuts

to In-Home Care represent adramatic shift away from the

policy of supporting vulnerable eldersand persons with disabilities in the

community.




Because of the federal and county match,

were state expenditures on In-Home

Supportive Services to increase by $1

million, output would increaseby $5.44 million and employment

would experience a comparable boost.

Beacon Economics, March 2009 1

“I take care of a disabledWorld War II veteran thatfought to keep America Free. ”

–Mona Langaard



“My daughter has a unique disability andthere is no other appropriate place for herto be other than at home. ”

–Anne McClaran

“I need the work to provide for my family.Please protect In-Home Care. If I losemy job, our lives will be in jeopardy.”

–Feng Yan Situ



“My brother was born with lack of oxygento the brain. After losing mom I nowcare for him. I always promised mom notto worry I can care for him so do

I break the promise or do I fight?I Fight!!”

–Lorijon Brown

If the Governor eliminates 87% of

the IHSS program and 328,000caregivers lose their jobs,

California’s unemploymentrate will go from its current 12.5%

to nearly 14.5%.

SEIU ULTCW Research



“The Governor’s cuts to In-HomeCare don’t help California, they hurtCalifornia since they place the lives of hundreds of thousands of seniors and

disabled people like my mom in dangerand eliminate important jobs.”

–Wendy Ko



WHAT YOU CAN DO

You can make a difference today!Visit www.SafeLivesSavesMoney.org to send us your quote, share

your personal story, write your elected ofcial, and sign-up for alerts.Together, we can protect this lifeline program that keeps lives

safe while saving taxpayers money.

SOURCES

Statistical data was derived from the reports below and internalSEIU ULTCW research.

1“Spending on County Human Services Programs in California:An Evaluation of Economic Impacts”–Presented to the Child and Family Policy Institute of California by Beacon

Economics (March 2009)

2“Budget Proposals Turn Back Clock 30 Years in Long-Term Care Servicesfor California Seniors”–Published by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (February 2010)

For links to these reports, please visit www.SEIU-ULTCW.org and click

on “Publications”.



For additional information, please visit:

SEIU ULTCW (United Long Term Care Workers’ Union) www.SEIU-ULTCW.org;

SEIU California www.SEIUCA.org; Disability Rights California www.DisabilityRightsCA.org;California Budget Project www.cbp.org; Healthy At Home Campaign

www.SafeLivesSavesMoney.org

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