I’ts a very rough time for recruitment and retention of staff for those incredibly important direct care positions. The problem is state-wide. No increase in 10 years, plus cuts to our grants in the meantime, makes it hard to offer competitive wages. It’s unfortunate–we’ve lost staff who love our consumers and the work they do with them, but who need to make a living wage. There is a bill in the house at the moment to raise these wages to $15/hour. It is here.