Group calls for paying caregivers of wounded

For all the wounded coming back from Afghanistan and Iraq, we never seem to think about the family members. While places like Fisher House take care of the families lodging and Haley House in Florida, they give up their paychecks to travel to be with their wounded family member. We also don't discuss the sacrifices they make when severely wounded go home and they take on caring for them at home. Isn't this the least we can do for them considering how much loving service they provide instead of nursing care?

Group calls for paying caregivers of wounded
By Rick Maze - Staff writerPosted : Friday Jun 5, 2009 16:54:09 EDT

Family members caring for severely wounded service members should receive pay for the medical and nonmedical assistance they provide to at least partly offset their time, the National Military Family Association says.
Compensation should be paid both while the injured members are on active duty, and after they separate or retire, said Barbara Cohoon, deputy government relations director for the association.
The call for pay comes in response to an April 2009 report by the Center for Naval Analyses that found 85 percent of primary caregivers for seriously wounded or disabled service members left their jobs, either permanently or by taking a leave of absence, resulting in an average loss of $3,200 a month in family income.
The losses begin while the service member is still on active duty and continue for the severely disabled as they undergo treatment and rehabilitation as a veteran, Cohoon said in a June 4 interview.
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Group calls for paying caregivers of wounded