{"id":1749,"date":"2023-01-31T14:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T19:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-wyden-join-colleagues-in-introduction-of-legislation-to-provide-historic-permanent-investment-in-home-care-for-seniors-and-people-with-disabilities\/"},"modified":"2023-08-28T15:17:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T19:17:24","slug":"merkley-wyden-join-colleagues-in-introduction-of-legislation-to-provide-historic-permanent-investment-in-home-care-for-seniors-and-people-with-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-wyden-join-colleagues-in-introduction-of-legislation-to-provide-historic-permanent-investment-in-home-care-for-seniors-and-people-with-disabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley y Wyden se unen a sus colegas en la introducci\u00f3n de legislaci\u00f3n para proporcionar una inversi\u00f3n hist\u00f3rica y permanente en atenci\u00f3n domiciliaria para personas mayores y con discapacidades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC \u2013 Los senadores estadounidenses de Oreg\u00f3n, Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden, se unieron al senador Bob Casey (D-PA) y a sus colegas para presentar la <i>Ley de Mejor Atenci\u00f3n y Mejores Empleos. <\/i>La pandemia de COVID-19 puso de relieve la urgente necesidad de garantizar que todos los estadounidenses tengan la opci\u00f3n de recibir atenci\u00f3n de calidad a largo plazo en un entorno que satisfaga sus necesidades y preferencias, y la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aarp.org\/research\/topics\/community\/info-2018\/2018-home-community-preference.html#%3A%7E%3Atext%3DWhile%2076%25%20of%20Americans%20age%2Cwithin%20their%20community%20(13%25)\">gran mayor\u00eda de los estadounidenses<\/a> prefieren recibir esa atenci\u00f3n y apoyo en casa. Esta legislaci\u00f3n ampliar\u00eda el acceso a servicios domiciliarios y comunitarios para adultos mayores, personas con discapacidades y trabajadores lesionados, al tiempo que aumentar\u00eda los salarios y mejorar\u00eda los beneficios para los cuidadores que brindan estos cuidados para mantener la vida.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&quot;A ra\u00edz de la pandemia de COVID-19, nuestro pa\u00eds se enfrenta a una crisis de prestaci\u00f3n de cuidados que afecta a muchas familias en todo Oreg\u00f3n&quot;.&nbsp;<b>dijo Merkley.<\/b>&nbsp;\u201cPara que nuestras comunidades prosperen despu\u00e9s de la pandemia, debemos trabajar para ampliar el acceso a los servicios de atenci\u00f3n domiciliaria, reducir las listas de espera para la atenci\u00f3n necesaria y garantizar que nuestros h\u00e9roes del cuidado reciban un salario digno. Aprobar esta legislaci\u00f3n ser\u00eda un importante paso adelante y estoy decidido a hacer todo lo posible para que estos servicios est\u00e9n al alcance de las familias en todos los rincones del pa\u00eds\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;La atenci\u00f3n domiciliaria y comunitaria constituye un salvavidas para los residentes de Oreg\u00f3n con discapacidades y sus familias, y esta legislaci\u00f3n que se origin\u00f3 en el Comit\u00e9 de Finanzas representa una inversi\u00f3n hist\u00f3rica para hacer que recibir atenci\u00f3n de buena calidad en la comodidad y seguridad del hogar sea una posibilidad real&quot;. <b>dijo Wyden, presidente del Comit\u00e9 de Finanzas.<\/b> \u201cEste proyecto de ley tambi\u00e9n pone en marcha la necesidad, largamente esperada, de garantizar que los trabajadores de atenci\u00f3n domiciliaria ganen un salario digno y que los cuidadores familiares tengan m\u00e1s apoyo cuando brindan cuidados a sus seres queridos. Luch\u00e9 duro para que se aprobaran estas reformas transformadoras el a\u00f1o pasado y seguir\u00e9 luchando en nombre de las familias de todo Oreg\u00f3n que quieren vivir y prosperar en casa\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Si bien todos los estados brindan cobertura para <i>alguno<\/i> servicios de atenci\u00f3n domiciliaria, existen variaciones y brechas significativas en la cobertura debido a los diferentes est\u00e1ndares de elegibilidad y beneficios. La fuerza laboral de atenci\u00f3n domiciliaria, la mayor\u00eda de la cual son mujeres y personas de color, gana un salario medio de <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epi.org\/publication\/domestic-workers-chartbook-2022\/#table1\">$13 por hora<\/a> con pocos o ning\u00fan beneficio al mismo tiempo que brindan atenci\u00f3n para mantener la vida. Apenas <a href=\"http:\/\/phinational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Caring-for-the-Future-2021-PHI.pdf\">18 por ciento<\/a> de estos trabajadores viven en la pobreza. Esto da como resultado tasas de rotaci\u00f3n anual excepcionalmente altas, estimadas en m\u00e1s del 60 por ciento.<\/p>\n<p>El<i> Ley de Mejor Atenci\u00f3n y Mejores Empleos<\/i> mejorar\u00eda la financiaci\u00f3n de Medicaid para la atenci\u00f3n domiciliaria, ayudando a muchas de las m\u00e1s de 650.000 personas en listas de espera a nivel nacional a recibir finalmente atenci\u00f3n en el entorno de su elecci\u00f3n, permiti\u00e9ndoles permanecer activos en sus comunidades y vivir de forma independiente. Esta legislaci\u00f3n brindar\u00eda apoyo a los Centros de Servicios de Medicare y Medicaid para realizar supervisi\u00f3n y fomentar la innovaci\u00f3n en beneficio de los trabajadores de atenci\u00f3n directa y los destinatarios de la atenci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>Adem\u00e1s, el <i>Ley de Mejor Atenci\u00f3n y Mejores Empleos<\/i> fortalecer\u00eda la fuerza laboral de cuidado al aumentar las tasas de pago para promover el reclutamiento y la retenci\u00f3n de trabajadores de cuidado directo, aumentar los salarios y desarrollar y actualizar oportunidades de capacitaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>Adem\u00e1s de Merkley, Wyden y Casey, los copatrocinadores del Senado de la <i>Ley de Mejor Atenci\u00f3n y Mejores Empleos<\/i> son los senadores estadounidenses Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Patty Murray (D-WA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Bernie Sanders (I-VT) , Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Kristen Gillibrand (D-NY), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), John Fetterman (D-PA), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Tina Smith (D-MN), Ed Markey (D-MA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jack Reed (D-RI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Cory Booker (D -NJ), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Angus King (I-ME), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Peter Welch (D-VT ), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Bob Men\u00e9ndez (D-NJ), Ben Ray Luj\u00e1n (D-NM) y Dianne Feinstein (D-CA).<\/p>\n<p>Un resumen de la factura del <i>Ley de Mejor Atenci\u00f3n y Mejores Empleos <\/i>puede ser encontrado <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aging.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/better_care_better_jobs_one_pager.pdf\">aqu\u00ed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. &ndash; Oregon&rsquo;s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and colleagues in introducing the Better Care Better Jobs Act. 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