United Home Care Workers of Pennsylvania http://pahomecareworkers.org Quality Jobs, Quality Care Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:27:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Home Care Attendants & Consumers Rally at the Capitol [VIDEO] http://pahomecareworkers.org/2011/02/02/home-care-attendants-consumers-rally-at-the-capitol/ http://pahomecareworkers.org/2011/02/02/home-care-attendants-consumers-rally-at-the-capitol/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 20:14:15 +0000 United Home Care Workers http://pahomecareworkers.org/?p=518 th to tell legislators that we cannot afford any cuts to home care in this year’s budget. ]]> Members of the United Home Care Workers of Pennsylvania, our consumers and supporters from around the state, traveled to Harrisburg on Tuesday, Jan. 25th to tell legislators that we cannot afford any cuts to home care in this year’s budget.


After the rally, we spread throughout the capitol to meet with legislators and tell them personally why home care is important, effective and cost-efficient.

We know that this will be a difficult year for Governor Corbett and the state legislature to balance the state budget, so we need to stay vocal and let them know that they cannot balance the budget on the backs of seniors, people with disabilities and the attendants who care for them. Make your voice heard today!

]]> http://pahomecareworkers.org/2011/02/02/home-care-attendants-consumers-rally-at-the-capitol/feed/ 0 Are You Registered for the January 25th Home Care Day of Action? http://pahomecareworkers.org/2011/01/22/are-you-registered-for-the-january-25th-home-care-day-of-action/ http://pahomecareworkers.org/2011/01/22/are-you-registered-for-the-january-25th-home-care-day-of-action/#comments Sat, 22 Jan 2011 22:15:17 +0000 United Home Care Workers of PA http://pahomecareworkers.org/?p=502 For the first time ever, attendants have a real voice in changing the home care system. Join us to meet the newly-elected officials and relay the message that home care is not a place they should even consider cutting services.

Register to join the January 25th Home Care Day of Action here.

Home care costs 1/3 of what it costs to support people in nursing homes, so investments in home care can be an important part of reducing Pennsylvania’s deficit. But in order for home care to be sustainable, we need to make sure home care jobs are good jobs that caregivers can afford to keep.

Join attendants and consumers from across the state to hand-deliver your signed petitions in Harrisburg on January 25th. .

]]> http://pahomecareworkers.org/2011/01/22/are-you-registered-for-the-january-25th-home-care-day-of-action/feed/ 0 Home Care Attendant Voices: Diane Ramirez http://pahomecareworkers.org/2011/01/14/member-voices-diane-ramirez/ http://pahomecareworkers.org/2011/01/14/member-voices-diane-ramirez/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 22:30:39 +0000 Diane Ramirez, Home Care Attendant http://pahomecareworkers.org/?p=486 Diane Ramirez is a home care attendant and member of United Home Care Workers of Pennsylvania. She is from Beaver Falls, PA.

Three and a half years ago, when my brother Dennis needed someone to care for him, I knew that I would have to quit my job to do it. I was making good money at Phoenix Glass, but I couldn’t eat, sleep or function without worrying about my brother, so I walked away from my job to take care of him without any thought of my income.

I became my brother’s attendant through Disability Options Network, and the amount of care he needed greatly increased over time to the point where I take care of him 24/7 and receive pay for 120 hours per week. I would do it without pay though, because Dennis is the other half of my heart. To know Dennis is to love him, he’s touched so many lives.

Home care is important because Dennis would not get the care that he needs–or the independence and dignity that he deserves–in a nursing home. At home, I am with him all the time, our family and friends stop by often to visit and he leads a full and independent life.

We need our representatives in Harrisburg to protect home care funding, and home care jobs need to be good jobs. I want to know that if something were to happen to me, Dennis would be able to find and retain an experienced home care attendant.

Take action now by signing our petition to protect home care: http://pahomecare.seiu.org/ourdeclaration

]]> http://pahomecareworkers.org/2011/01/14/member-voices-diane-ramirez/feed/ 0 “Attendants are caring people” http://pahomecareworkers.org/2011/01/11/attendants-are-caring-people/ http://pahomecareworkers.org/2011/01/11/attendants-are-caring-people/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 02:55:18 +0000 United Home Care Workers of PA http://pahomecareworkers.org/?p=463 “People need to see what we do for seniors. We are caring people. We don’t want welfare, we want to work.”

Evelyn Miranda
Home Care Attendant
Philadelphia, PA
Liberty Resources, Inc.

]]> http://pahomecareworkers.org/2011/01/11/attendants-are-caring-people/feed/ 0 “The power of being united” http://pahomecareworkers.org/2011/01/11/the-power-of-being-united/ http://pahomecareworkers.org/2011/01/11/the-power-of-being-united/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 02:47:58 +0000 United Home Care Workers of PA http://pahomecareworkers.org/?p=459 “With all of us united, we’ll be able to get the consumers more hours, improve their care and win a better quality of life.”

Carol Jones
Home Care Attendant
Tri-County Patriots for Independent Living
Canonsburg, PA

]]> http://pahomecareworkers.org/2011/01/11/the-power-of-being-united/feed/ 0 “Giving consumers more freedom” http://pahomecareworkers.org/2011/01/11/giving-consumers-more-freedom/ http://pahomecareworkers.org/2011/01/11/giving-consumers-more-freedom/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 02:40:26 +0000 United Home Care Workers of PA http://pahomecareworkers.org/?p=456 “It is very important that our work be noticed. Not only do home care attendants physically work for our consumers, we care for them. To keep them in their homes is to give them their freedom.”

Joshua Hirz
Home Care Attendant
Voices for Independence
McKean, PA

]]> http://pahomecareworkers.org/2011/01/11/giving-consumers-more-freedom/feed/ 0 “The right to choose between nursing homes and home health care” http://pahomecareworkers.org/2011/01/06/the-right-to-choose-between-nursing-homes-and-home-health-care/ http://pahomecareworkers.org/2011/01/06/the-right-to-choose-between-nursing-homes-and-home-health-care/#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:12:38 +0000 United Home Care Workers of PA http://pahomecareworkers.org/?p=437 “I believe that people should have a right to choose between nursing homes and home health care. Home care attendants need to have the same benefits as aides working in nursing homes so we can provide the best care for consumers.”

Jennifer Silman
Home Care Attendant
Voices for Independence
Erie, PA

]]> http://pahomecareworkers.org/2011/01/06/the-right-to-choose-between-nursing-homes-and-home-health-care/feed/ 0 “Attendants need a voice” http://pahomecareworkers.org/2011/01/06/attendants-need-a-voice/ http://pahomecareworkers.org/2011/01/06/attendants-need-a-voice/#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:09:30 +0000 United Home Care Workers of PA http://pahomecareworkers.org/?p=432 “We need to have a voice. We need someone to listen to us and our consumers, and to understand that this work is hard and everybody should be treated fairly.”

Samiyyah Allen
Home Care Attendant
Liberty Resources, Inc.
Chester, PA

]]> http://pahomecareworkers.org/2011/01/06/attendants-need-a-voice/feed/ 0 “Everyone deserves a fair wage and good healthcare” http://pahomecareworkers.org/2011/01/06/everyone-deserves-a-fair-wage-and-good-healthcare/ http://pahomecareworkers.org/2011/01/06/everyone-deserves-a-fair-wage-and-good-healthcare/#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:05:32 +0000 United Home Care Workers of PA http://pahomecareworkers.org/?p=428 “Everyone deserves a fair wage and good healthcare. My son is a paraplegic and he requires a lot of physical care. The individuals who care for the disabled should be well compensated and rewarded for the great care they provide.”

Connie Stahon
Home Care Attendant
Voices for Independence
Erie, PA

]]> http://pahomecareworkers.org/2011/01/06/everyone-deserves-a-fair-wage-and-good-healthcare/feed/ 0  Attendants Fight To Protect Home Care Services http://pahomecare.seiu.org/page/s/ourdeclaration http://pahomecare.seiu.org/page/s/ourdeclaration#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2010 23:44:43 +0000 United Home Care Workers of PA http://pahomecareworkers.org/?p=406 http://pahomecare.seiu.org/page/s/ourdeclaration/feed/ 0