Skilled nursing facilities in states where there aren’t any training delays should be actively working to transition all of their temporary nurse aides to certified status “as soon as possible,” say ...

Waivers will be issued at statewide, countywide, and individual facility levels. Nursing homes struggling to get uncertified temporary nurse aides (TNAs) trained to federal training requirements by ...

A new training hub for certified nurse aides aims to create a steady flow of qualified talent to help long-term care providers in an underserved part of Pennsylvania crawl out of a deep talent hole.

The blanket waiver expired on October 6 while there was still a backlog for CNA training and testing in numerous states, creating a barrier for temporary nurse aides to become certified. Temporary ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - A state program geared toward training health care workers recently received a $6 million investment from Gov. Tony Evers through the American Rescue Plan Act. “A workforce ...

A Maryland nonprofit is funding tuition and support services for two Waco nursing aide training programs to help supply senior assisted living centers, clinics and other health care facilities with ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — An emergency rule put into place by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services will address labor shortages in a crucial field. Unlicensed assistive personnel will now ...

CNAs provide the bulk of direct patient care within nursing homes, such as washing residents’ hair, changing their soiled clothes or soothing their anxieties. But many nursing homes are finding it ...

One of the most critical health care jobs and lowest paid is the nursing assistant, which is also called a nurse aide or a home health aide. In western Massachusetts and elsewhere, there’s a chronic ...