Developmental disability advocates, caregivers ‘disappointed’ after New York budget deal shortchanges underpaid staff
adequate raises when the new budget deal became official Tuesday, leaders in the largely nonprofit industry claim.
The industry was hopeful that the proposed 8.5% bump would become a reality, since the Assembly and state Senate approved the increase prior to the budget negotiations with Governor Kathy Hochul. The governor, however, had only called for a 2.5% wage increase when she released her spending plan in February.
“We thought our staff would be getting an 8-8.5% COLA,” Zebatto added. “It looked like a fait accompli with it having support from both sides of the house. And then for it to go down to 4% is just a significant disappointment.” Zebatto said that given the wages the industry is reliant on “caring souls who want to make a difference.”
He said that it is just “getting harder and harder to find staff” and until the state compensates DSPs properly it will get worse. “We are just falling further behind.” “My son has extremely poor fine motor control,” Krasner said, who noted that it helps when caregivers and patients get comfortable with one another. “He cannot wipe himself safely … needs someone to shampoo his hair, someone to shave him … It’s intensive work.”Seawright, however, said she is continuing to fight for higher pay.that would provide a “direct support wage enhancement,” which would allocate additional funds to provider agencies to boost the pay of I/DD workers.
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