WVU tells committee its direct care training surge placed hundreds into jobs but state faces a 4,000-worker gap A West Virginia University Health Affairs Institute presentation said a multi-year training surge trained 708 people with 27% taking direct care jobs and 84% retained at 30 days, but identified a statewide shortfall of roughly 2,500 today and an estimated 4,000 over 5–10 years; low wages and background-check barriers were cited as key obstacles.

A recent pilot in West Virginia trained hundreds for direct care jobs, but the state faces a staggering shortfall of 4,000 workers in the coming years due to low wages and systemic barriers.

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