Job satisfaction ranks higher than pay in nursing home staff turnover, study finds
Jun 23, 2011
Certified nursing assistants working in long-term care say job satisfaction and emotional well being are bigger factors in turnover rates than how much money they make, a new study finds.
Fewer nursing homes offer CNA training, report finds
Mar 17, 2010
Between 1997 and 2007, the number of nursing homes providing training and certification programs for certified nursing assistants (CNAs) fell by more than a third, according to a recent report.
Recession slows cost growth at some long-term care facilities
Sep 21, 2010
There were smaller cost increases at some long-term care facilities from 2008-2010 as a result of the economic recession, according to a new analysis from Prudential Financial Inc., a financial services...
Ask the care expert … about INRs
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Apr 01, 2014
We have quite a few residents on INRs (with a diagnosis of Atrial Fibrillation) that we cannot regulate as hard as we try. Do you have any suggestions we should look at?
Police: CNA struck nursing home administrator with car
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 25, 2018
A certified nursing assistant was charged with aggravated battery and resisting arrest after she allegedly hit her former boss with a car last week.
Forgiveness — do it
By
Gary Tetz
Jun 01, 2014
That new CNA ran over your foot with the med cart. Someone else is getting the promotion you expected. A resident’s family member said horrible things about you. A coworker stole your shift — and...