Fewer nursing homes are offering training and certification programs for certified nursing assistants (CNAs), forcing aspiring CNAs to acquire outside training, often at their own expense, according to a report published by The Gerontologist. Read the full story

The Department of Labor (DoL) has awarded 55 employment and training grants in health care and other high-growth sectors — 14 of which are for training for jobs in long-term care. Read the full story

Five organizations have received a SCAN Foundation grant award aimed at developing California’s direct-care workforce through training and continuing education. Read the full story

Two agencies in Philadelphia have been awarded federal funding for home health aide training through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Read the full story

A recent study on whether — and how — a partnership between a New York City nursing home union and 40 homes helped to facilitate “person-centered care” (PCC) found that the partnership led to improvements for both nursing home consumers and staff. Read the full story

PHI has updated its State Nurse Aide Training Requirements chart to reflect the minimum number of training hours and clinical hours required by each state and the District of Columbia in 2009. Read the full story