National Nurse Aide Assessment Program is an evaluation of nurse aide-related knowledge, skills and abilities. The NNAAP examination is made up of both a written and oral examination, and a skills ...

Nursing homes in need of more direct-care workers have received a big boost from federal regulators. A rule that says new aides cannot work longer than four months without becoming certified has been ...

A simple change to the way states administer their certified nurse aide exams could easily open the doors to hundreds of new job candidates, providers said as Massachusetts leaders took action. Gov.

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 ...

WEST CHESTER — Chester County’s Pocopson Home was recently designated as a regional test site for nurse aides by Credentia, and organization that works with the Pennsylvania Department of Health to ...

After completing an intensive five-week training program in November, Nadege Massillon found a good job at a nursing home in Norwood. The position she accepted promised steady hours, decent benefits, ...

On May 6, 2020, DHEC announced that it will test residents and staff members at every nursing home in the state for COVID-19. Beginning the week of May 11th, DHEC will begin a phased approach to test ...

The exam required to become a certified nurse aide in Pennsylvania is so difficult to schedule that some prospective CNAs are giving up on employment in health care at a time when demand is greater ...

The Healey-Driscoll administration recently announced $7.4 million in workforce development grant funding for 16 initiatives ...