An article in The Gerontologist (April 2009) examines the results of a first-ever National Nursing Assistant Survey and reports on the prevalence of work-related injuries, use of public assistance, and lack of health insurance among certified nursing assistants. The lead author of the article, The National Nursing Assistant Survey: Improving the Evidence Base for Policy [...]
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Study Says CNAs Challenged by Injuries, Poor Wages & Benefits
Posted on 15 May 2009.
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Webinar: Effective Teaching Strategies for CNAs
Posted on 07 May 2009.
The Advancing Excellence in America’s Nursing Homes campaign is sponsoring an online webinar, Training Staff for Greater Impact: From Ho-Hum to Dynamic, Tuesday, May 12, 3:00 pm. Focused on effective teaching strategies for CNAs, the webinar provides an introduction to the adult learner-centered approach to training. This highly interactive approach to teaching engages learners by [...]
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CMS Guidelines Subject of Webinar for Providers
Posted on 07 May 2009.
The Pioneer Network, a leader in the effort to transform the culture of aging, has announced that it will sponsor a webinar series in partnership with AASHA and AHCA to help providers understand and prepare for the new CMS interpretive guidelines related to quality of life and the environment. The new guidelines to nursing home [...]
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INTERVIEW: Nancy Fox on Grand Scale Culture Change
Posted on 07 May 2009.
With the title of Chief Life Enhancement Officer, it sounds as if Nancy Fox is moving mountains or at least handing out powerful remedies. She’s actually doing a little of both. At Piñon Management, Inc. in Lakewood, Colorado, Fox has been offering her expertise on culture change, culled from her years of experience as executive [...]
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Greenlee Nominated for Asst. Secretary of Aging
Posted on 07 May 2009.
On May 1 President Obama announced that he would nominate Kathy Greenlee for the position of Assistant Secretary of the Administration on Aging in Health and Human Services. Greenlee has served as Secretary of Aging for the state of Kansas since January 2006 and sits on the board of the National Association of State Units [...]
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ADAPT and SEIU Rally in D.C. for Home Care
Posted on 07 May 2009.
Members of ADAPT, the United States’ largest grassroots advocacy organization for people with disabilities, and SEIU, the nation’s largest union for home care workers, created a stir in the nation’s capitol last week when they gathered to protest the Obama administration’s perceived lack of support for the Community Choice Act (CCA). The three-day rally held [...]
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