PLEASE HELP AND KEEP PARENTS AND SPOUSES ELIGIBLE AS ATTENDANTS.  THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE QUIT JOBS BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE TO CARE FOR THEIR LOVED ONES.  IT IS NOT FAIR NOW TO TERMINATE THEIR BENEFITS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE IS NO ONE TO CARE FOR THEM. INCLUDING AN AGENCY.  

ALSO, ATTENDANTS NEED A PAY RAISE.  THE PAY IN SOUTHERN VIRGINIA IS AT THE POVERTY LEVEL. GROCERIES AND HOUSING IS AT THE SAME LEVEL AS NOTHERN VIRGINIA. 

BERNICE GRIFFIN, DrPH