How Idaho’s decision to stop paying parents who care for disabled kids affects families
Five Idaho families share how losing the Family Personal Care Services program has left them exhausted, in debt and unable to find caregivers. More than a year after Idaho terminated the Family Personal Care Services program, families of children with disabilities say they are drowning in bills, exhaustion and worry. The program allowed parents and spouses to be paid for care they provided to their family members with disabilities. Five Idaho families shared with the Idaho Statesman how losing the program has reshaped their daily lives. FULL STORY: ‘It’s all on you.’ Idaho families with disabled kids endure hardships without key program
