A 75-cent-per-hour raise for caregivers of people with developmental disabilities will help group homes hire and keep staff, improving care for those residents, nonprofit leaders say.
The wage increase, which was included in the fiscal 2018 state budget, should take effect in a few months. The administration of Gov. Bruce Rauner indicated last week that it would begin administrative processes to send nonprofits the money to grant the raises within about 60 days, retroactive to Aug. 1.
