Mealtimes: Paid Feeding Assistants
Posted by Kim on April 23rd, 2007 / 
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Matt, the nursing home administrator who maintains a great blog has posted some very informative results from a recent study regarding the use of Paid Feeding Assistants.
How are paid feeding assistants (PFAs) faring in nursing homes? Does quality of care and resident safety suffer when PFAs, with just eight hours of formal training, help out at mealtimes? Are these single-task workers replacing higher-paid certified nurse aides (CNAs)? Are they being asked to perform tasks for which they lack proper training?Results from a recent federally commissioned study suggest that PFAs are welcome additions to the nursing home staff. In interviews with researchers, administrators and management staff from seven nursing homes in three states were so pleased with the work of the PFAs in their facilities that they planned to train more of these workers. Similarly, nearly all of the 54 CNAs interviewed for the study reported that the PFAs were helpful and that they had no concerns about the work of these assistants.
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April 26th, 2007 at 7:26 pm
Awesome…but like you asked- WHY are feeding aides assisting residents with walking and toileting? Is this part of their 8 hour training they get??
April 29th, 2007 at 7:35 pm
can someone tellm where do istart. i have to write a term paper about my job and what i do i do not know where to start. pleaseeeee help.
May 2nd, 2007 at 9:38 am
Hey robbie, grow up and try using Google.