Hiring: medical assistants and aides in Tucson - what worked for you?

A home-care agency in Tucson is taking applications for aides with paid training. I would rather hear the honest version than the polite one. Some do not require prior experience for entry-level roles. Do any of these pay for certification?

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it last year, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.