LifeChanges replied to CelesteR903's topic in CNA/MA
Personally, unless it was a warehouse/laborer type of position, I would never show up in jeans and sneakers. Even though you will be wearing scrubs while working, I would still wear a nice pair of dress slacks with dress shoes and a nice top or sweat...
It is actually Federal law now that if you are hired within 12 months of finishing school at an "extended care facility" that you get the cost of schooling and test fees returned to you. If it takes more than 6 months to find a job than you get 50% b...
LifeChanges replied to LifeChanges's topic in CNA/MA
Thanks, but it'll all work out. If I wasn't assured by the program admin. that I would get the total cost for schooling back, I would have had to wait until the cheaper class. I had to borrow the money from my parents to be able to go and there is NO...
LifeChanges replied to LifeChanges's topic in CNA/MA
Bbo.w - I couldn't agree more, and I wish I could afford to wait until the less expensive class began... but it won't start for two more months and I have to go to the bank for a loan to get a new roof put on my house. I currently have income... I o...
LifeChanges replied to LifeChanges's topic in CNA/MA
Ok... found some links. The Act is called the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987. Here is one from the Pa Dept of Education (it can be searched for other states however): http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/nurse_aide_tra...
Meo, I know that when I went to college years ago, I was in a similar boat... my house was headed into foreclosure. But there was some way that I could take the student loan for the entire cost, but because the grants paid some I could get the diff...
I second the roommate idea... or can you dorm at your nursing school? Sometimes depending on your situation, you can get student loans to help pay the cost of room and board as well as school. Yes, it would mean higher student loans in the end, but y...
LifeChanges replied to LifeChanges's topic in CNA/MA
jjic3982- Yes, the law is - if you are hired within one year of the end of your CNA training, the company who hires you is required to reimburse you for the cost of test and training. The company must be an "extended care facility" with Veteren's ho...
LifeChanges replied to Queen33FutureLPN's topic in CNA/MA
I am sure they are still considering you if they called. Most employers are pretty ignorant when it comes to that. If CNA's are needed where you are as badly as they are here, they want to make sure YOU are still interested by the sounds of it. I thi...
LifeChanges replied to LifeChanges's topic in CNA/MA
That is what I am understanding as well (about the $$ limit). I guess this is good to know now since I have only paid the $35 application fee, the tuition isn't due until Friday. The private school I was planning on attending is over $2000, kind of m...
That is what my school IMPLIED as well.. as my money is due on Friday, I will find out before I pay... that's BS. Thanks for finding that, I couldn't find anything on the web.
I am going to be starting my CNA training next week and was told that it is now Federal Law that if you are hired within 6 or 12 months (one other school said 6, the school I am going to says 12, can't find anything about it on the web.) at a long te...