The Vicious Cycle Fueling Minnesota's PCA Shortage: "Am I Going To Lose My Independence Now?"

By David Schuman, CBS Minnesota

October 7, 2022

Staffing shortages in the in-home health care industry are hurting some of the Minnesotans who need help the most.

Mary Secord is a paraplegic who lives on her own in Eagan. She relies on personal care assistants (PCAs) to help her in and out of her chair, do housework and run errands.

The longest relationship she's had with a PCA is a year. On average though, she has a new one every few months.

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