GiveCare Pulse

Siskiyou County approved its first In-Home Supportive Services contract, ending minimum-wage pay for home-care workers and adding an 85-cent hourly supplement.

Kate Shanks said lawmakers made Kentucky’s program permanent earlier this year.

Childcare fees will be capped at €550 a month for children up to senior infants under an overhaul to be announced in Tuesday’s budget.

Take Me Home opens at the Enzian on Oct. 16 as part of a limited nationwide release.

Denver would still have to fill a massive gap in childcare for younger children, while some San Francisco families are choosing between money and daycare providers they love.

Utah childcare subsidies are being reduced, while a poll found that 52 percent of U.S. adults think federal childcare spending needs a boost.

Cyndie Caron, a Quebec City mom, has been waiting for a subsidized daycare spot, while an analysis finds parental competition for daycare spots negatively associates with childcare quality.

Rodriguez's plan guarantees that families pay no more than 7% of their income for care; prekindergarten enrollment rates are negatively associated with licensed family child-care supply.

A proposed Trump administration plan would redirect child-care subsidy funds toward parent-based care, putting existing support for low-income working families at risk.

A proposed Allegheny County paid parental leave policy would require county businesses with 15 or more employees to provide 12 weeks of paid parental leave; if passed by the Board of Health, it would go before Allegheny County Council.

Some states that cover nonmedical home care through Medicaid have marginally increased workers’ wages, but those small gains could be wiped out in 2027.

State funding will cover startup, planning, and formation costs; Jackson hopes the district can be operating by 2028.

In Wayne County, businesses lose an estimated $30.7 million each year, and approximately 7,028 workers experienced employment disruptions related to child care challenges during the past year. Patients also struggle to access medical services when they cannot find reliable care for their children.

The report shows that 1,030,000 Wisconsinites are caregivers of adults, contributing 560 million hours of care annually; most of this work is unpaid.

Childcare enrollment has increased significantly, but the supply of caregivers lags behind demand.

From free care at a Durham center to a Watauga County pilot, providers are experimenting with ways to support workers; Kentucky has taken a different approach to supporting providers statewide by investing state dollars.

New York’s union filing and a North Dakota denial show that paid family care can depend on representation choices and eligibility assessments.

Larimer County plans January sliding-scale child-care aid from a voter-approved tax, expanding beyond a small United Way program. Its goal of 800 to 1,000 families still sits beside Colorado’s waitlist of more than 14,000 children.

Grand County’s pilot pays eligible educators quarterly, while the county continues to identify tuition assistance, new-student availability and infrastructure alongside wages.

A Pennsylvania court voided prior Medicaid rules, but a class action challenges new agreements that can limit paid relative care and out-of-state travel support.

New Mexico’s early opioid-fund spending failure and California’s planned pediatric nursing rate increase show that public care dollars still require agency or provider capacity before they can support families.

DHS will begin work to provide supportive living services to families on the CES waitlist. Funding for the New MexiCare pilot program is running low.

A multistate MLTSS study shows nursing-home changes consistent with diversion. An AARP review shows why a home option also needs local capacity and financing.

Boston Medical Center nurses voted to authorize a three-day strike over pay and staffing. Boston Medical Center is New England's largest safety-net hospital and has the region's busiest emergency department.

Minnesota’s Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board set minimum wages and employment standards. CMS announced an $11.7 million investment for rural Vermont nursing care facilities and workforce projects through the Rural Health