August 18, 2022
Voters need to talk to their lawmakers about keeping home care affordable and available. But it’s not always easy to get in touch with members of Congress. Fortunately, a program called “Bring the Vote Home” is helping connect lawmakers directly with voters on this topic.
Created by the Home Care Association of America (HCAOA), Bring the Vote Home is happening now through November, and Wellspring Personal Care is participating. Here’s a description of the program from HCAOA:
Members of Congress who vote on legislation that impacts [the home care] industry … and our clients’ lives oftentimes have little understanding of the value that home care provides to millions of older Americans and people with disabilities.
The national Bring the Vote Home campaign is designed to provide critical information to lawmakers by inviting them into the homes of our clients (their constituents!) to learn first-hand how home care makes such a profound difference in the lives of those who rely on it.
Bring the Vote Home will shed light on issues impacting our industry and the needs of this country’s growing aging population, including:
- Medicaid HCBS reimbursement and minimum wage requirements
- Keeping home care affordable for family-funded home care
- Demonstrating the value of home care
- Addressing home care’s workforce shortage
IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a NON-PARTISAN, INFORMATIONAL effort to ensure members of Congress understand the needs of this country’s growing elderly population and their desire to stay at home as they age. ALL candidates and members of Congress may be invited on a home visit.
How it works
Wellspring will contact our members of Congress (U.S. senator and/or representative) to invite them into to the home of a client who wants to participate. The visit will include a representative from Wellspring, the member of Congress, and the client along with any caregivers or family members who wish to be present.
We’ll keep you posted with information about the visits later in the year.