Anyone Can Become A CNA, But We Want The Best.

It is a very difficult task to retain and recruit quality CNAs. Everyone knows someone so sharing the positive encounters with family and friends can help spread the word. When you share with others how you make a difference in the lives of others maybe they too will...

What Ways Can We Retain and Recruit Quality CNAs?

by Latoria Badgett, NAHCA Contributor We can improve recruiting CNA’s by improving the overall jobs quality for CNA’s and by recruiting other people to become a CNA to help take care of the Aging America. The workplace should improve a safe work environment so we can...

The Centerpiece of Long Term Care

by Celeste Billups, NAHCA Contributor Direct Care Workers – nursing assistants, home health aides, and personal care workers form the centerpiece of the long-term care system. The following are a few things that I believe contribute to high turnover rate but are...

In The Mind

Its bright outside so I think it’s morning. I am not sure though because they took my clock and kept saying something like “you never sleep”. This room looks like I have been here before but the walls are bare and I know this is not home. I feel like I have to go to...

Request for CNA Fest Sponsorship

Are you interested in attending CNA Fest 2019? Many Care Givers that are interested have difficulty obtaining the funds needed. The National Association of Health Care Assistants offers a few ways you can get to CNA Fest. The essay scholarship is our most popular. The...

A New Chapter for NAHCA

Ask any association executives, and they’ll tell you membership engagement is always a challenge. In an increasingly busy era, it’s hard enough to have people attend conferences, as I wrote about last fall. Having people make the commitment to become members — and pay...