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Stop the Proposed 60/40 Amendment for Families

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Dale Crotty
2 months ago

No to the 6040 rule Say Yes to family say yes to choice

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Ana Díaz
2 months ago

60/40 would be detrimental for the population with special needs and different abilities.

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Jennifer
2 months ago

Please do not make this DDA change. This will significantly harm individuals with disabilities and their families

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LINDA SOUTHWORTH
2 months ago

This would not benefit anyone and is not the direction Maryland should go in.

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Tiwana Nicholson
2 months ago

I have an autistic granddaughter that just turned 18. She is very familiar with her current caregiver.

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Gerry Crocetta
2 months ago Featured

My son has behavioral issues almost daily. We need to keep our wages and the 40 hours a week so my husband and I can help Jake with his behaviors and helping him live life to the fullest. We use our wages to house him, feed him, but him clothing and so much more.

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Kellie Racette
2 months ago Featured

I get there our budget short falls, but this is not the way to handle it. This is not the way you treat your most vulnerable population. If you’re concerned about fraud, create programs that address that don’t just cut funds.

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Julia Vance
2 months ago

This amendment will not save money for the government or make a safer living environment for participants. It will hurt families and endanger lives.

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Nadina Funk
2 months ago

This is very harmful for the most vulnerable. There is a staffing shortage, family members know the person, they know what triggers them. A stranger doesn't. Even when explaining the trigger, it doesn't help when the time comes to deal with it. It also takes over a month for someone to get qualified. People won't go a month at a job with no money. It is a job for strangers. It is part life with family members.

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David Duckett
2 months ago

They also need to catch up and pay the care givers there milage pay instead of making them wait months for it like my wife

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Anonymous
2 months ago

Please help me. I want my family to be my staff. I want my staff to stay. Don't hurt them.

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Anonymous
2 months ago

Please stop the insanity of punishing families for caring for their adults with disabilities. The burden is already extremely heavy and overwhelming. We need support not punishment.

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Sharon Duckett
2 months ago

These individuals have rights too. Why does the government give money to people who are able to work and from other countries. We need to take care of our own first. They are human and have feelings too.

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Jamie griffith
2 months ago

Leave it be. It’s working great do not reduce hours do your job and help not hurt. That is your job making these lives better period what r u thinking

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Eileen Taylor
2 months ago

Family as Staff provides the most stable services for participants. Limiting the hours when there is a shortage of outside staff will hurt participants significantly. Their care is very important in order to keep the participants safe and well. This move will not fair well for participants

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Dawn Renner
2 months ago

The 40/60 would not allow my daughter to have the proper care. She's already upset knowing she won't be with her sister as much. Don't you think what's best for the disabled is what really should be what's best for all ?

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Marjorie Guldan
2 months ago Featured

Limiting ALL family to just 60 hours, including respite, seems to have no reasonable explanation behind it. My daughter is most comfortable with family and we struggle to find trusted non family DSPs.

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Lia Gough
2 months ago

This is just disturbing.

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Susan Tanenholz
2 months ago

The 40/60 rule is going to financially devastate the majority of Maryland’s families of disabled individuals. It is just cruel.

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Lisa Eckhardt
2 months ago

Families are the best care givers.