The National Nursing Assistant Survey: Improving the Evidence Base for Policy Initiatives to Strengthen the Certified Nursing Assistant Workforce (2009)

This article describes a national survey using phone interviews with 3,017 Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) working in nursing homes. The survey provides a resource for evidence-based policy, practice and applied research initiatives. Among its findings are that one in three CNAs received some kind of means-tested public assistance, more than half incurred at least one work-related injury in the prior year and 42% of uninsured CNAs said they could not afford to participate in their employer's health insurance plan.

Citation Squillace, M.R., Remsburg, R.E., Harris-Kojetin, L.D., Bercovitz, A., Rosenoff, E., & Han, B. (2009, April). The national nursing assistant survey: Improving the evidence base for policy initiatives to strengthen the certified nursing assistant workforce. The Gerontologist, 49(2), 185-197.

Author Marie R. Squillace, PhD, Robin E. Remsburg, PhD, Lauren D. Harris-Kojetin, PhD, Anita Bercovitz, PhD, Emily Rosenoff, MPA and Beth Han, PhD, MD

Date April 2009

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Topic: Direct Care Workforce