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Nearly 1,000 Minnesota PCA applicants are stuck in background check limbo

Jan 20, 2023 10:26AM ● By Content Editor
Photo: National Cancer Institute

By DAVID SCHUMAN - CBS Minnesota News - January 12, 2023

Amidst Minnesota's personal care assistant (PCA) staffing shortage, there are some people who want to work but can't. 

Tammy Heuer is going on three months without pay because of bureaucratic backlogs. She describes herself as "quasi-employed."


To read the full story, visit the CBS Minnesota site here. 

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