Get to know more about the direct care industry by meeting a few PCAs who are thriving in this growing industry.

"I love my job. I get to wake up everyday and know that I am able to make a difference in someone's life."
Personal Care Aide
Farmville, VA


"Caring for people is what a PCA does. Sometimes when I'm in the home of a patient, I think, if I wasn't there to help them, they would have no one. It makes me feel proud to be a PCA."
Personal Care Aide
Hampton, VA


"I'm currently caring for a 95-year old woman. She is not sick, but very frail.
She is very alert. She and I had an instant connection."
Personal Care Aide
Arlington, VA.





This project is supported by a subcontract from the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services under a "Demonstration to Improve the Direct Service Community Workforce" grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.