Caregivers for disabled to see pay increase under proposal

COLUMBUS, Ohio— Caregivers for Ohio residents with developmental disabilities could see a higher paycheck under a state-budget proposal.The Columbus Dispatch reports pay for home care workers would increase 11 percent over the next two years to $12.38 an hour.Jeff Davis, director of the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities, says the disabilities system is facing a workforce crisis, with turnover rates nearing 60 percent.The base reimbursement rate for Medicaid-covered home and per