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Home Care Stipends and Bonuses

Available Now:  

Home Care Recruitment & Retention Stipend - $1,000  

*Won by our Members!*  

Workers can apply until May 30, 2025

Note: This is a separate benefit from the HCBS retention bonus that is no longer available.

All workers in Union programs (PCA Choice, CSG, CDCS, and CFSS Budget Model) now qualify for a one-time $1,000 retention stipend after six (6) months of work! This includes PCAs, Family Caregivers, and Paid Parents. Eligible workers who apply will receive a check in the mail, as well as a 1099 tax form.

Immediate Eligibility:
Existing workers who have already worked shifts in a Union home care position during six (6) calendar months or more are immediately eligible. Shifts worked since 2015 will count toward eligibility.

Note: All eligibility determinations are made based on payroll data submitted by PCA agencies and FMS providers. Any shift reported in a calendar month constitutes one month of work. To be eligible, a worker must have worked at least one shift during six calendar months.

Workers not immediately eligible and new workers going forward:
Workers who have not yet worked shifts during six (6) calendar months since 2015 will not lose credit for those months worked during that time, but those months will count toward your eligibility. Once you have been reported as having reached six active months, your information will be added to the eligibility list and you will be able to apply for the recruitment & retention stipend.

How to Apply:
To apply for this benefit, please visit this website: https://fs10.formsite.com/togevents/retentionstipend/index

We are offering group zoom sessions to walk folks through the process to access this stipend, and answer any questions you might have! If you have questions or would like assistance, please choose a session here: Retention Stipend Assistance

Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Stipend - $200

*Won by our Members!*

All workers in PCA Choice, CSG, CDCS, and CFSS Budget Model qualify for a one-time $200 stipend to offset potential costs related to using individual devices to access electronic visit verification.

To apply for this benefit, please visit this website.

Training Stipend - $500

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Stipends are available only for workers in PCA Choice, CSG and CDCS who complete qualifying training before June 30, 2025. A worker may receive a $500 stipend starting July 1, 2023, until the $2 million of stipend funding is exhausted or June 30, 2025, whichever comes sooner. Stipends are available on a first come, first served basis.

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Enhanced Rate - 7.5% Rate Increase

The Enhanced Rate is available for any workers in PCA Choice, Traditional PCA, CSG, and CDCS who complete and maintain qualifying trainings, and who care for a client with:

The required training for this benefit is the same as for the training stipend above, and Enhanced Rate eligible workers will receive both the Enhanced Rate and the Training Stipend (while funds are available). Upon completion, you will receive notice of qualification to present to your agency or FMS.

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No Longer Available:

HCBS WDG Retention Bonuses - $575 in 2023, $575 in 2024

Funding for this program has run out
Through the HCBS Workforce Development Grant, any HCBS worker can receive up to two (2) $575 retention bonuses between April 1, 2023 and January 1, 2024, or as funding allows, if they:

Payment timing: