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For the roughly 159,000 Arizonans living with an intellectual or developmental disability, having someone to help with things from teeth brushing to job hunting is vital. But Direct Support Professionals — DSPs, as they’re known in the industry — are struggling.Low wages, high turnover rates and chronic understaffing plague the workforce, leaving both caregivers and those they
This council was one of the hottest places in Perth during February’s heatwave conditions, so why did councillors vote to revoke its policy to stop trees of significance from facing the chop?
Gov. Katie Hobbs’ administration announced two changes to the state’s Medicaid program that she says will give more Arizona kids access to health care and support families of children with disabilities.A bill passed by lawmakers and signed by Hobbs last year allowed families earning up to 225% of the federal poverty level to qualify for the state’s health-care program for
The state’s largest emergency shelter program may soon have to cut services to people experiencing homelessness. Central Arizona Shelter Services, known as CASS, serves the Valley and its biggest shelter is near downtown Phoenix. Thanks to an infusion of federal funds related to the pandemic and recovery, CASS was able to increase its beds from 470 to 650. But, now, cuts could
Coverage of aging is supported in part by AARP ArizonaMeet Laurie Struna.She’s not a nurse or a trained caregiver. She’s 81-year-old Barbara Struna’s only daughter.Barbara has Alzheimer’s disease.