FRI: Caregiver shortage next target for NM lawmakers, APS to try new grading program, + More
25 Nov 2022
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Lawmakers are planning to introduce a bill in the upcoming 2023 legislative session that aims to address the critical shortage of caregivers that give therapy and other services to New Mexicans with developmental disabilities.
As the Albuquerque Journal reports, two lawmakers –– Rep. Elizabeth Thomson and Sen. Gerald Ortiz y Pino –– want to start tackling the problem by collecting information on both starting caregiver wages and staffing levels.
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