No one in this area seems to know what I should do. We have 11 nursing homes in this town and nobody I spoke with was any help. My name is Pam. I used to live it Seagoville TX. in 1990 and started as a CNA in a small nursing home called Seagoville Manor. At the time I needed no formal training and was hired on as an aid full time.
Most nursing homes offer a training class for certification to which is state regulated.
Kind of a learn as you go program. The patient to CNA ratio can be very high. I have worked as a CNA in places where my cares were as high as 12 people in an 8 hr shift. Patients is a must,CNA is a high stress job many times but if the love for the work is there you will make it. I live in Wisconsin now and have been licensed for 6 years.