National CNA Survey Results Published
Posted by Kim on May 26th, 2009 / 
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The results from the National Nursing Assistant Survey conducted in 2005 are published:
The NNAS is a nationally representative survey of 3,017 CNAs working in nursing homes, who were interviewed by phone in 2004–2005. Key survey components are recruitment; education; training and licensure; job history; family life; management and supervision; client relations; organizational commitment and job satisfaction; workplace environment; work-related injuries; and demographics.
Not surprising to me:
Results:
One in three CNAs received some kind of means-tested public assistance.More than half of CNAs incurred at least 1 work-related injury within the past year and almost one quarter were unable to work for at least 1 day due to the injury.
Forty-two percent of uninsured CNAs cite not participating in their employer-sponsored insurance plan because they could not afford the plan.
Years of experience do not translate into higher wages; CNAs with 10 or more years of experience averaged just $2/hr more than aides who started working in the field less than 1 year ago.
There is MUCH more at the linked article. We CNA’s have been screaming these issues for years now so it is nothing new to us. Question is: What will change with all this information? Who reads it? Who has the political and moral courage to fix some of this?
May 27th, 2009 at 9:53 am
Your right Kim who reads this, will it make any difference? Out of all the CNAs in the country they only spoke to just under 4000. Not much of a sampling if you ask me. My thoughts nothing will change, we as CNAs will not demand change. So as long as we take what they give us why would anyone pay us more or give us health insurance?
Mary