Home care workers are essential
Respect Us. Protect Us. Pay Us.
Respect Us. Protect Us. Pay Us.
Nevada faces a growing crisis in home care
Nevada faces a growing crisis in home care
There were too few home care workers getting paid too little before COVID hit. Now, with even greater demand for home care service, the situation is even more dangerous.
That’s why we are standing together to demand three critical things from the State of Nevada:
- Respect Us.
- Protect Us.
- Pay Us.
- Respect Us.
- Protect Us.
- Pay Us.
What do Nevada home care workers deserve?
- $15 an hour and enough hours to make a living.
- Affordable healthcare, paid sick days, and basic protections on the job—like masks and gloves.
- Training paid for by employers so we can provide the highest standards of care.
- Higher Medicaid funding so providers don’t keep leaving Nevada.
- A real voice on how to improve the system.
- The opportunity to join strong unions.
Training and safety standards are not consistently enforced. Many workers are forced to pay out of our own pockets for supplies, equipment, and training. Missed or delayed training can be dangerous for us and our patients.
A major caregiving workforce shortage is coming in Nevada unless we stand up and demand better for ourselves and our patients. Nevada is growing quickly, with more retirees moving here every day. But with low pay and few benefits, new people don’t want to do this work. We need to join together to demand state leaders take action now.
We stood together and we were able to make our voices
heard and passed SB340, giving us a real chance to have a seat at the table. Now, we demand that DHHS meet with our representatives within 30 days to discuss these matters, so we can ensure the highest quality of services and good jobs for those of us who provide essential care.
We stood together and we were able to make our voices heard and passed SB40, giving us a real chance to have a seat at the table. Now, we demand that DHHS meet with our representatives within 30 days to discuss these matters, so we can ensure the highest quality of services and good jobs for those of us who provide essential care.
“I care for my son, Evan, who requires 24-hour care. If I get sick or need to go to the hospital for an emergency, there won’t be anyone to take care of Evan. If the home care system doesn’t change and I don’t get paid sick leave, who’s going to take care of my son when I can’t? This is why we need to fix our broken long-term care system.”
Farren Epstein
Home care worker. Las Vegas.
“Our clients are struggling to find reliable, quality care, and we can’t even care for our own families because wages are too low. We are essential workers, but we get no benefits, sick leave or even basic protections like PPE.”
Rozetta Love
Home care provider. Las Vegas.
“We as caregivers are undervalued, underpaid, and not recognized for our essential work. We deserve a livable wage, protections and training so we can keep providing quality care for Nevada seniors and people with disabilities.”
Tracey Richards
Home care worker. Las Vegas.
“Paid Training and standardizing a training program across agencies is absolutely necessary. You shouldn’t have to certify with multiple agencies every year. You should be able to get trained and have it recognized by other companies.”
Tyree Love
Home care worker. Las Vegas.
“I care for my son, Evan, who requires 24-hour care. If I get sick or need to go to the hospital for an emergency, there won’t be anyone to take care of Evan. If the home care system doesn’t change and I don’t get paid sick leave, who’s going to take care of my son when I can’t? This is why we need to fix our broken long-term care system.”
Farren Epstein
Home care worker. Las Vegas.
“Our clients are struggling to find reliable, quality care, and we can’t even care for our own families because wages are too low. We are essential workers, but we get no benefits, sick leave or even basic protections like PPE.”
Rozetta Love
Home care provider. Las Vegas.
“We as caregivers are undervalued, underpaid, and not recognized for our essential work. We deserve a livable wage, protections and training so we can keep providing quality care for Nevada seniors and people with disabilities.”
Tracey Richards
Home care worker. Las Vegas.
“Paid Training and standardizing a training program across agencies is absolutely necessary. You shouldn’t have to certify with multiple agencies every year. You should be able to get trained and have it recognized by other companies.”
Tyree Love
Home care worker. Las Vegas.
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