Monthly Archives: August 2021

CDChoices is featured in McKnight’s Home Care Daily News

It’s no business secret that higher pay generally leads to better retention, recruitment and employee satisfaction. In an industry experiencing a worsening workforce shortage and growing needs of the consumer, this is essential. Direct care workers provide invaluable support services to seniors and people with disabilities. Click here to read more about how CDChoices provides consumers like […]

CDChoices makes a donation to The Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York on National Nonprofit Day

Thank you to The Record and The Saratogian for highlighting our National Nonprofit Day donation to the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York. We received just about 40 likes on our Facebook post and donated one food item per like to the food bank. See the snapshot here. 

CEO Christopher Graber meets with Congressman Paul Tonko to advocate for CDPAP funding

CDChoices CEO Christopher Graber participated in a round table discussion with Congressman Paul Tonko this past month to advocate for CDPA funding pertaining to the Better Care Better Jobs Act. This legislation would provide a historic investment that prioritizes wage and benefit increases to workers who provide care to consumers receiving Medicaid home and community-based […]

CDChoices consumer Lori Rappleyea interviewed by Spectrum News

Earlier this week, Spectrum News published the article Local caregiver grateful for nonprofit instituting raises. Lori Rappleyea, CDChoices consumer and board member, shared how she utilized the pay wage increase CDChoices instituted earlier this year with her personal assistant, Barbara Fredericks. For Consumers enrolled in specific plans, the pay rate is now $15.00 per hour, […]