Latest Arizona news, sports, business and entertainment at 1:20 a.m. MST - WSFA

Latest Arizona news, sports, business and entertainment at 1:20 a.m. MST - WSFA

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — An expected shortage of in-home caregivers for older Arizona residents has prompted the state’s Medicaid program to work with insurers and other entities to provide training for entry-level workers, including high school graduates. The Arizona Daily Star reports that the aim is to build a long-term-care workforce within the system's network by 2024. State officials said the insurers will provide services to more than 26,000 Medicaid program members who are 65 and older, blind, or disabled and at risk of institutionalization. Aides help with bathing, dressing, cooking, cleaning, laundry and running errands so clients can remain safely in their homes rather than move to assisted living or nursing facilities.

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2020-02-02 08:28:48Z
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