CNA

These calendars offer more than days to remember

James M. Berklan January 11, 2012

Long-term care operators have produced a variety of clever, attractive calendars through the years. The illustrations have even shown simulated naked poses, with strategic signage saving the viewer from the "Full Monty" experience.

EEOC: Nursing home erred in firing Jehovah's Witness

December 14, 2011

A Michigan nursing home is being sued for allegedly firing a Jehovah's Witness nursing assistant after she asked for certain days off.

Job satisfaction ranks higher than pay in nursing home staff turnover, study finds

June 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.

Recession slows cost growth at some long-term care facilities

September 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 company.

Following racial caregiving preferences of white resident violates Civil Rights Act, court rules

July 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 Court recently ruled.

Fewer nursing homes offer CNA training, report finds

March 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.

Fund-raiser seeks to raise awareness of role of CNAs

Liza Berger February 01, 2010

Administrators, don't be alarmed if you notice pedometers around your facilities. Starting today, more than 800 frontline caregivers and their supporters have started to log miles for "Stepping Up for Quality," a fund-raiser sponsored by the National Association of Health Care Assistants.

Being grateful on Thanksgiving

Liza Berger November 25, 2009

Thanksgiving, as its name so states, is a holiday to celebrate gratitude. But thankfulness, as we all know, is not always so easy to muster—especially during these tough financial times. Then again, being bah humbug never solved anything either.

CNAs urge Congress to reconsider Medicare cuts

September 21, 2009

Members of a national association of nursing home certified nurse aides called on Congress last week to reconsider cutting billions of dollars in Medicare payments to nursing homes.