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Texas workers caring for elderly feel “treated like a stepchild” as caseload increases, pay stays the same

Staffers are leaving Adult Protective Services because of increased workloads, lack of attention from the Legislature and a significant pay gap between them and their Child Protective Services counterparts.

By MARISSA EVANS, The Texas Tribune
Posted 10/9/18

Charla Gilliam has her morning routine down pat, complete with her gospel music, Joel Osteen sermons and reading case files for vulnerable older adults and disabled people she needs to see.

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