Growing Need for Home Caregivers

Growing Need for Home Caregivers

Like many states, Arkansas has a growing number of older adults. A large number of these individuals will choose to remain in their homes and will rely on family members and/or paid caregivers for help with daily activities.

Because of this, the field of homecare and the home care industry in Arkansas continues to grow. Private homecare companies are expanding and goverment programs are searching for more ways to keep older adults in their homes through expanded home and community based programs.  The growth of home care programs and services requires hundreds of additional home care workers of varing levels of knowledge and skills.

The following links contain information on the the projections for home care workers and the need to expand this workforce.