In California, where over half a million caregivers are paid by a state programs to support the aging population, many find themselves in financial distress.
Sabrina Bishop is a live-in caregiver for an older man with advanced dementia working around the clock in San Diego. She makes $18.50 an hour – just over the state’s minimum wage – barely lifting her above the poverty line.
“He is unfortunately at the end stage of dementia. And so he really needs to be watched 24 hours a day,” she said.
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