Certified nursing assistants (CNAs) are the backbone to most long-term care organizations. In addition to national efforts to increase CNA wages and benefits and standardize CNA career pathway models currently...
Recruiting to reduce turnover in LTC
By
Frederick Morgeson, Ph.D.
Nov 06, 2013
Organizations must take steps as early as possible in the employee lifecycle to address dysfunctional turnover. From selection to ‘onboarding,’ there are specific strategies to improve employee...
Staffing for success: President Biden’s initiative and the call for holistic healthcare reform
By
Todd Walrath
Mar 06, 2024
The Biden-Harris Administration’s recent initiative to establish federal staffing standards in nursing homes marks a commendable step toward improving patient care. These standards, aiming to enhance...
16 strategies for integrating CNAs into care planning and IDT meetings
By
Aasha Raval
Feb 16, 2024
Given their day-to-day, intimate interaction with residents, certified nursing assistants (CNAs) are uniquely positioned to contribute to care planning and interdisciplinary care team (IDT) meetings, where...
Keeping skilled nursing facilities fully staffed amid a triple threat
By
Chris Hedrick
Jan 04, 2021
Caregiving is America’s largest profession and the job role with the widest gap between supply and demand. Four and a half million long-term care workers support individuals in institutions and home-based...
Strategies in uncertainty: How best to expand our licensed nurse aide workforce
By
John Reinhart
Nov 03, 2021
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared a Public Health Emergency (PHE) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic on January 31, 2020. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services followed...
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...
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...
CNAs and National Nursing Home Week: Much to celebrate
By
Lori Porter
May 15, 2014
This week, nearly 1 million certified nursing assistants across the nation have been celebrating National Nursing Home Week as they render their special care services to nearly 1.5 million residents living...