
"This is Ray Ferry, and he's a physically disabled man. And I'm Dawn Esterly, and I'm Ray's personal care attendant. Ray sees his attendants struggling. In the past, Ray's attendants have not had health care, and it caused problems for him -- they'd have to call off, or come to work sick. We need the Consumer Workforce Council because attendants like us need support to help our consumers."
Ray Ferry and Dawn Esterly
Meadville, PA
A Consumer Workforce Council will expand home care options for seniors and people with disabilities -- while improving wages and providing health benefits for the direct care attendants who serve them.
Tell our Legislators and Governor Rendell: It's Time for the Consumer Workforce Council!
3 in 4 Pennsylvania seniors say they would rather get the care they need in their own homes instead of a nursing home. Yet Pennsylvania is 4th in the country in nursing home use. In fact we have more nursing homes than we do public high schools.