11/02/2026
I’m not mad at the aides. I’m mad that we’ve made their job impossible. 💛
As a pediatric PT, I see this all the time. Kids who are capable and ready to work end up with adults around them who are scared, stretched thin and running on empty. It’s not because those adults don’t care. It’s because paras and home health aides are some of the most important people in a child’s day, and they’re underpaid, under-supported and burnt out.
When the good ones leave, kids lose more than a helper. They lose consistency, confidence and progress.
So what can we do?
✨ Parents, ask your team how they’ll keep support consistent, and what the plan is when someone leaves.
✨ Thank the aides and loop them in. People stay where they feel valued.
✨ Speak up and vote for better pay for paras and home health aides. This is a policy problem, not a personal failing.
The kids didn’t get harder. The system got thinner. Let’s fix that together.
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