‘Words are not enough’: Employers, leaders push to increase CNA wages
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 08, 2021
Long-term care leaders and industry advocates “marched” alongside certified nursing assistants Wednesday in a push for better pay and support for them.
Biggest losers
By
Ashley Carman
Oct 01, 2013
Providers reveal strategies for reducing unneccessary antipsychotics use for residents with dementia, and meeting industry-wide medication reduction goals
Improve incontinence care to slow CNA turnover, researchers say
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 26, 2022
Urinary incontinence management systems in play a key role in nursing facilities’ CNA turnover, a survey of more than 100 directors of nursing has found.
CNAs cite staffing shortage as biggest on-the-job challenge: survey
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 07, 2022
“This survey reveals not only that CNAs are burned out and frustrated, but also that the CNA staffing shortage itself is posing the greatest challenge to their work right now,” NAHCA CEO Lori Porter...
Moving forward CNA wages, support and career pathways
By
Jasmine Travers, Ph.D., R.N.,
Oct 27, 2023
In the 2022 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report, the National Imperative to Improve Nursing Home Quality, nine recommendations were created to address the severe staffing challenges...
CNAs, home health aides in huge demand, but struggles ahead, experts warn
Aug 18, 2011
Certified nursing assistants and home health aides will continue to be in huge demand, but a lack of training and low pay could mean a labor crisis for nursing facilities, home health agencies and even...
Gig app CNAs can pursue ‘gap time’ wages from nursing home: court
By
Josh Henreckson
Feb 20, 2024
Two certified nursing assistants hired as contractors through a gig work app can continue pursuing back wages from a nursing home they argue treated them as employees, a District Court judge ruled.
CNA staffing, turnover will be a top focus, federal official vows
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 21, 2020
Turnover among certified nursing assistants at long-term care facilities will be a top priority for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services going forward, a top agency official pledged Tuesday.
Self-compassion training without apology
By
Gary Tetz
Apr 29, 2021
Self-compassion isn’t something I do very well. That’s probably because I was born in Canada, and when the doctor slapped my wrinkled baby butt, I said, “Sorry!” instead of crying. While...
CNAs: The forgotten soldiers in the war against COVID-19
By
John Booker
Oct 03, 2022
It’s never been more important to listen to your frontline workers in emergencies. Managers need to trust them when they offer advice or concerns, and supervisors need to know what their staff...