NORTON SHORES, Mich. — Safya Bellachia, a certified nurse aid (CNA), was scheduled to visit her dementia patient at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 3. But something told Bellachia to stop by earlier. She ...
Two recent studies of nursing homes and home-based care emphasize how communication breakdowns between care team members can undermine patient safety. A Swedish study of 112 assistant nurses in ...
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 ...
"Safe, high-quality care is essential, but rigid, one-size-fits-all mandates fail patients," HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy ...
Thanks to the conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, nursing home nurses averaged double-digit pay increases this year, as virtually all titles notched healthy increases, according to the ...
PRESTON — A St. Charles woman is facing multiple charges related to the June 2022 financial exploitation of a man she was a home nurse aid for, according to charges filed in Fillmore County District ...
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 ...