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CNA Treatment Surely Affects Patient Care In Nursing Homes

The National Nursing Assistant Survey: Improving the Evidence Base for Policy Initiatives to Strengthen the Certified Nursing Assistant Workforce summarizes conditions for nursing home Certified Nursing Assistants, or CNA's.  Greater than fifty percent received at least one work-related injury during 2008, and roughly sixteen percent don't have any health insurance coverage, mostly because of the high cost.  More than thirty three percent of CNA's are getting some form of government or public assistance, like food stamps or rental subsidies.  Their median pay per hour is $10.04.  They provide 8 out of every 10 hours of resident care. It's no wonder many nursing home patients get bad care and get hurt or killed in nursing homes.