Action | Elderly or Disabled with Consumer Direction Waiver Updates |
Stage | Proposed |
Comment Period | Ended on 12/7/2012 |
Finding personal care aides in rural Virginia is a challenge - low pay rates and travel time and gas money make this field unatrractive. Requiring 12 hrs of formal training is too stringent and may be a detterent. PCAs can learn via printed matter, videos, on the job.