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Caregivers urge Lake County to raise IHSS wages as contract talks continue
Summary
Multiple in‑home support services (IHSS) caregivers told the Board of Supervisors the county's latest offer is insufficient, describing emergency expenses and multi‑job households and urging negotiators to return with a livable wage to retain roughly 2,000–2,400 providers who care for seniors and people with disabilities.
Dozens of in‑home care providers pressed the Lake County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 16 to increase pay in the county's IHSS contract negotiations, saying the current offer does not cover routine expenses and is driving workers to neighboring counties.
"If you had to do our job at any hour every day, how much would you ask to be paid?" asked Jackie Jordan, an in‑home care provider since 2015, describing the day‑to‑day personal care and emergency calls that caregivers handle. Eleanor Hayes, another IHSS worker,…
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