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The Caregivers You’ve Never Heard of Are in Crisis | An Op-Ed from Easterseals, ANCOR, and UCP

Home- and community-based care is at risk. A growing workforce crisis threatens access to critical supports that help people live independently.

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Across the country, caregivers provide essential support that helps people with disabilities, older adults, and families stay connected to their communities. But a growing workforce crisis is putting this vital system at risk.

Easterseals CEO and President Kendra Davenport, CEO of ANCOR Barbara Merrill, , and Interim president and CEO of United Cerebral Palsy Diane Wilush and write on how challenges facing Medicaid-funded home- and community-based services could limit access to care, strain families, and weaken a system that supports independence and dignity for millions.

Read more on The Hill.