Skilled Nursing News January 25, 2024
The Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) is undergoing changes that could help operators bolster their workforces with better trained direct care workers and improve the career ladder for certified nurse aides (CNAs).
The Moving Forward Coalition, an organization engaged in enhancing the quality of care at nursing homes, held a presentation on the latest updates to GWEP on Thursday highlighting how CNAs often lack opportunities for career advancement.
Coalition leaders noted that a number of smaller career pathways programs have emerged across the country, but there is still a need for a more “comprehensive, standardized career pathway model for CNAs that would offer CNAs a widely recognized credential and commensurate wage increases.”
Skilled Nursing News too has reported on a...
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