I recently stumbled across an article about a bunch of CNAs who came together through a union to demand better wages, and it was pretty inspiring. It turns out that CNAs from five different nursing homes in New York recently gathered through their health care union to fight
A couple days ago I saw an article in About Lawsuits that shared report findings on the current status of staffing ratios in nursing homes. According to the article, “only 30% met the certified nursing assistant (CNA) hour’s requirement, highlighting long-standing staffing retention issues in nursing homes and
Skilled Nursing News released an article last week about the new federal staffing requirements. Apparently “only 160, or 1%, out of a total of 14,500 facilities will meet the new requirements as of the summer quarter of 2023. This indicates that a substantial majority of nursing homes are
Yesterday, May 16th, The Hill published an article highlighting the struggles of the care workforce: “The work is hard, emotionally and physically. Child care, home care and nursing home workers are undervalued and underpaid due to a legacy of racism and sexism, and it’s time we put an
The Washington Post released an article last week that talks about the new federal staffing requirements for nursing homes. “The final rule, proposed in September, requires a registered nurse to be on-site in every skilled nursing facility for 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It mandates
JOLT News posted an article a couple months ago about the new staffing requirements for nursing homes. Currently, the 7 nursing homes in Thurston County do not meet the proposed staffing requirements on most days. On September 1, 2023, the Biden administration issued a proposal to establish comprehensive
On November 7th, 2023 The Guardian published an article that spotlighted fellow CNA, Linda Long. “Most of the time, I want to cry when I see things and I can’t do any more than I can do,” said Long. “There are times when we have extra people and
A couple weeks ago on November 9th, 2023, Newsweek published an article spotlighting fellow CNA Shelly Hughes and the importance of passing the proposed rule for minimum staffing standards for long-term care facilities. “It’s time to break the cycle of underestimating and undervaluing the care our loved ones need
Why does CNA Voices have the power to make change? It’s right there in the name — it takes lots of voices to build collective power The more CNAs who join us, the more we can connect with each other, share info, and speak out for what we need.
The nursing home crisis is on the national stage. The Biden administration made a commitment to improve our nation’s nursing homes. On September 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a Staffing Standards proposal that is a historic first step in holding nursing home owners across
