‘Feel like they’re forgotten’: Push for higher pay for caregivers of people with disabilities

Posted: Apr 20, 2023 / 07:01 AM CDT
Updated: Apr 21, 2023 / 10:32 PM CDT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – “Glen Bradley’s son, Todd, had cancerous tumor and a stroke as a baby, leaving him with brain damage, loss of vision and some issues with fine motor skills. Todd was just three months old when the father learned his son would need around-the-clock supervision for the rest of his life.

“You have to start preparing and making plans for what that’s going to look like when they’re older,” Bradley said.”

“That planning paid off when Todd was accepted into a state program offering long-term care services in the Dallas area. Now, as an adult, Todd receives these “Home and Community-Based Services,” or HCS, while living in a group home with a few other men.

Bradley said it allows Todd a level of freedom he might not have otherwise, while still getting all the care he needs.

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