🗣️ When the System Fails, Love Must Rise
🗣️ When the System Fails, Love Must Rise
By Elvie Garcia, Owner of West Hill Home Care
This week, something heartbreaking became official.
Medicaid—our nation’s largest safety net for seniors, disabled individuals, and low-income families—is about to be cut by $1 trillion starting in 2026. That means nearly 12 million people are at risk of losing access to the basic care they need to stay alive, safe, and supported.
As the founder of West Hill Home Care in Kent, Washington, I cannot stay silent.
Because for me, these aren’t just numbers on a political report.
They’re names.
They’re faces.
They’re mothers, veterans, grandfathers, neighbors—people who have shaped our country with their hard work, their love, their history.
đź’” What These Cuts Really Mean
Let me tell you what happens when Medicaid disappears:
- A woman recovering from a stroke will lose her caregiver because the state can’t fund her hours.
- A memory care client with Alzheimer’s may be evicted, with nowhere to go.
- Rural facilities like ours—already underfunded—will struggle to pay staff, buy medications, or provide essentials like nutritious meals and safety equipment.
- Families will collapse under the pressure of care, juggling full-time jobs and caregiving with no support.
The cuts are real. The danger is real. And the silence around it is unacceptable.
❤️ Why I Choose to Speak Up
I am an immigrant. I am a caregiver. I am a woman who built a home from nothing.
I didn’t come here to watch the system abandon the very people it promised to protect.
I came here to build something better.
And I will keep speaking until this industry—this mission—gets the love, funding, and dignity it deserves.
🌍 This Isn’t Just a Policy Problem. It’s a
Human
One.
Caregiving is not a luxury.
It’s not a side issue.
It’s the foundation of our families, our humanity, and our future.
Every person deserves a warm home, clean sheets, medication, a hand to hold, and someone who says, “I see you. I care for you. You matter.”
That is what we do at West Hill Home Care.
But we cannot do it alone—not if the system keeps cutting the lifeline.
✊ What You Can Do
âś… Call your representatives. Let them know these cuts are unacceptable.
âś… Support your local care homes. Share their stories. Lift their work.
✅ Donate, volunteer, or simply ask, “How can I help?”
âś… Tag your leaders. Share your truth. Be loud.
Because when the system fails, love must rise.
And that love must come from all of us.
🕊️ If you believe every life matters—especially those nearing the end of theirs—stand with us. Care is not a cost. It’s a calling.
