Hale Makua Health Services has become a testing site for the Nurse Aide Competency Exam, which must be passed to become a certified nurse aide. When the only testing site closed its doors in February, ...
The Baltimore Sun: Nurse aides’ standards set HHS releases guidelines for competency.
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 ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News: CMS promises remote training, waiver flexibilities for nurse aide certification
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Wednesday issued new guidance on nurse aide training, implementing some new flexibilities but also underscoring long-standing ground rules for training ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News: Bridge temporary nurse aides to CNAs now, before waiver ends, AHCA warns
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 ...
Bridge temporary nurse aides to CNAs now, before waiver ends, AHCA warns
HealthLeaders Media: CMS' Temporary Nurse Aide Waiver Has Expired: What Happens Now
The state of Iowa has agreed to temporarily waive training requirements for nurse aides who deliver much of the hands-on care in nursing homes. The state of Iowa has agreed to temporarily waive ...
MSN: DCCC’s Nurse Aide Program: Chester County’s Path to High-Demand Healthcare Careers
McKnight's Long-Term Care News: Federal bill returning temporary nurse aide waiver gets new life