It is a very difficult task to retain and recruit quality CNAs. Everyone knows someone so sharing the positive encounters with family and friends can help spread the word. When you share with others h...
by Latoria Badgett, NAHCA Contributor We can improve recruiting CNA’s by improving the overall jobs quality for CNA’s and by recruiting other people to become a CNA to help take care of the Aging Amer...
by Celeste Billups, NAHCA Contributor Direct Care Workers – nursing assistants, home health aides, and personal care workers form the centerpiece of the long-term care system. The following are ...
Its bright outside so I think it’s morning. I am not sure though because they took my clock and kept saying something like “you never sleep”. This room looks like I have been here before but the walls...
Are you interested in attending CNA Fest 2019? Many Care Givers that are interested have difficulty obtaining the funds needed. The National Association of Health Care Assistants offers a few ways you...
Ask any association executives, and they’ll tell you membership engagement is always a challenge. In an increasingly busy era, it’s hard enough to have people attend conferences, as I wrote about last...
Being a 30 year CNA, I have seen a number of changes and trends in elder care over the years. Most of them we adapt to and the changes become part of our routine. However, there is a curre...
I have been working in long term care facilities and health care centers since 1983. I was 17 years old and a junior in high school when I got my first job as a laundry aide in the same nursing ...
My name is Sherry Perry, I am a career CNA. I love my work and have sacrificed in order to do what I love. I have been a CNA for 30 years, the past 24 at the same nursing home. It hasn’t always bee...
Fall is here, the leaves are changing their colors, the days are getting shorter, and the holidays are racing upon us. One holiday that is close to my heart is Veteran’s Day. Last year on Vete...