Following racial caregiving preferences of white resident violates Civil Rights Act, court rules
Jul 26, 2010
An Indiana nursing facility’s decision to honor the request of a white resident who refused to be treated by a black certified nursing assistant violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a U.S. Circuit...
CNA fired after reporting resident’s mistreatment claim, lawsuit says
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Dec 05, 2017
A former certified nursing assistant at an Illinois CCRC is suing her ex-employer, alleging that she was fired for reporting a resident’s mistreatment claim.
Can nurse aide tie COVID infection to nursing home work? A court will let her try
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Josh Henreckson
Feb 15, 2024
A certified nursing assistant can continue pursuing worker’s compensation for lung injuries she allegedly sustained after contracting COVID-19 while on the job in June 2020. The Alabama Court of Civil...
States get needed nurse aide waiver relief but workers’ fates uncertain
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 07, 2022
Skilled nursing providers in at least 15 states averted the loss of thousands of frontline workers Thursday, when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services let expire a blanket national waiver allowing...
After advising resident on 911 call, a CNA is fired and a nursing home gets sued
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Josh Henreckson
Nov 30, 2023
A certified nursing assistant has sued her former employer, saying she was wrongly fired for disputing a director of nursing’s orders not to help a resident call 911.
Nursing home will appeal $3.9 million verdict for aide who slipped and fell
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John Hall
Aug 04, 2022
A nursing home accused of not warning employees about a potentially hazardous wet floor where a nurse aide fell and suffered a brain injury said it plans to appeal a verdict awarding the former employee...
CNA candidates ‘giving up’ as exam openings fail to keep pace with worker demand
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 27, 2022
Thousands of certified nurse aide candidates are struggling to find exam placements across the US, with many of them under a fast-approaching deadline to become certified before a four-month, temporary...
Nursing homes reimagine frontline roles, seek smoother regulatory pathways
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 22, 2023
In the wake of a historic shortage of nurses and assistants, America’s nursing homes have been forced to get creative when it comes to hiring, scheduling and retaining workers.