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Hi, I'm thinking of becoming a CNA and working with the geriatric population, then later on possibly going back to school for RN. However, there's just one aspect I'm worried about and it's the fact that I've been told that the residents in nursing h...

Hey... I wanted to make a post here and I'm hoping you guys won't be too judgmental. I already feel stupid enough and have berated myself, telling me what an idiot I am won't help any (except making me feel even worse.) Anyway, here's my problem: I h...

I am a CNA/med tech at a group home for the elderly, a residential care home... it's different from the typical nursing home in that we care for only a few patients at a time, up to 6. And also, it's only one employee at a time caring for them, a CNA...

This is making me kind of angry. I just got a call from my supervisor stating that the family members are complaining because the clients are going through too many briefs and they are having to replace them too quickly. She is telling me not to chan...

I think systoly is right on the ball. There's nothing wrong with being uncomfortable about performing peri-care. Not everyone can do it. But it does mean that maybe CNA is not the best job field for you. The healthcare field in general involves a lot...

I'm a CNA at a geriatric group home that houses up to 6 residents and I work the night shift. When I first started, there was only 2 clients and we had a lot of downtime. I would actually spend some shifts reading almost the whole night, because ther...

I work at a place kind of like the one you described, it's a geriatric group home that houses up to 6 elderly residents. Anyway, we had a resident receiving care in the manner you described for a while, basically just daycare. Since all our rooms wer...

I was curious if anyone works, or has worked, two CNA jobs and what their experience was/is, how they balanced everything, etc. Currently, I'm working two jobs -- I work as a CNA in a group home, and I also work at McDonald's. However, lately I've be...

Also, I feel it's important to add that the thing about the group home isn't really true. Speaking from personal experience... I'm a CNA working in a group home and we're expected to care for both male and female residents. I'm pretty sure if we were...

Not trying to be mean, but I agree with the others who say that you might want to look into a different career path if you absolutely can't handle the possibility of having to clean female genitalia. There's nothing wrong if you can't handle it, not ...

See, I don't even understand how it's even possible to give adequate care with ratios like 1-40, at least not without cutting dangerous corners that endanger the health and safety of the patient. Doing the math... let's saying you're doing your 2 hou...

I work in a kind of unique environment for a CNA, I work at a geriatric group home that houses 6 elderly residents, most with dementia. I work the overnight shift (7p-7a) and my duties are getting the residents ready and dressed for bed, monitoring t...

I was curious if anyone else worked in this type of environment as a CNA, and what their experiences were and what they thought of it. Also, what kind of clients you work/worked with.

While nursing homes may be the most common and easiest place to find CNA employment, they certainly aren't the only ones. One of the great things about being a CNA is that you have a variety of places to work in and CNAs are always in high demand. Yo...

A little off-topic, but at the nursing home I was at, they were having aides who had only been there for a month or 2 training new employees... granted, that was a hellhole that I wouldn't have put my dog in, but... As for the OP's question: Yes, I h...

~ Do CNA's have the option of working nights? Yup! CNA schedules tend to be very flexible, and many nursing homes need help filling an 11-7 shift. At the place I'm currently at, I work a 7p-7a, overnight, shift. I find I like working nights, they can...

While the most common CNA jobs are found in geriatric facilities, CNA jobs working with children aren't unheard of. One field you may want to look into is working with developmentally disabled children, and facilities for such. I've heard that's one ...

For me, making rounds every 2 hours consists of brief checks and repositioning (if required), and bed checks to make sure patient is fine and in good condition. Also, depending on the particular patient, I may monitor and check them more frequently -...

What is your job title (CNA, medical assistant, medication aide, HHA, PCT, PCA)? CNA Where are you located? Louisiana What is your hourly wage? $9/hr Are you paid shift differentials? Not at my current job. I was at the nursing home, though What shif...

This is something I've been concerned about recently. I'm a relatively new CNA working in a geriatric group home, and I am curious about the exact causes behind pressure sores and how to prevent them. I am concerned because I've noticed pressure sore...

This is something I can never make up my mind about! I'm currently working as a CNA in a group home and I love it to pieces. I love the elderly clients I care for, and everything I get to do for them. :) I've been thinking a lot about going back to s...

The first CNA job I had, working at a nursing home, I got by applying to the same place I did my clinicals at. My second and the one I'm currently working at, a group home, I found just by doing a Google search for such places around here. I saw one ...

I haven't tried hospital or home health yet but I've tried two different environments, a typical LTC and a group home. I loved the residents in LTC but the job itself was stressful, mainly due to the understaffing and rude, unhelpful co-workers. I lo...

This is something I was curious about myself, the legality of a CNA passing meds. See, I'm a CNA and my current job has me passing meds, however, it's a bit of a different setting than the usual LTC. It's a residential assisted living home, or group ...

I just wanted some other advice from CNAs or nurses that might be the same way, and understand what I'm going through. See, I like to think that I'm relatively "book-smart." As is, I read a lot, study a lot, and pick things up really fast when it's i...