Posted Sunday, February 13, 2022
A survey published by the John A. Hartford Foundation Wednesday found that Americans strongly support raised wages for direct care workers, as most in the industry agree they are underpaid.
“Specifically, 73% of survey respondents believed that direct care workers were underpaid after they were given wage details. Americans also aren’t aware of how much direct care workers are paid – 72% of Americans overestimated how much direct care workers made in the first place.
There were other key findings from the survey as well, including:
– 60% of Americans believing direct care workers would benefit from more training, with nine days being the current, national average.”
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