Welcome to National Nursing Assistants Week!
June
9th – 16th is National Nursing Assistants
Week. What better way to show your support
for a C.N.A. than to nominate them for Caregiver
of the Year Award? Submit your nominations
by June 15th for one of three categories:
caregivers; social workers, director or
nursing, or a supervisor of direct care
workers; and administrators.
The Joint Finance Committee is wrapping
up their budget deliberations. Please view
the latest budget update related to
long term care issues.
This month’s e-newsletter highlights
the Direct Support Professionals Fairness
and Security Act of 2005, a congressional
bill to increase wages paid to targeted
direct support professionals in providing
services to individuals with disabilities
under the Medicaid program.
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Additionally included in the newsletter is a study
regarding wage parity and its impact on worker retention,
concerns about the FBI background checks in our Q
& A section, a mentor program implemented by our
“In the Spotlight” agency, Cady Memorial
Home, and Norma Silas-Martin, June’s featured
careworker.
Thank you,
Anne Medeiros
Project Coordinator
C.N.A. WEEK
Nursing Assistants Week is June 9-16, 2005 and focuses
on ways nursing assistants make a difference in the
lives of the people in their care. It also showcases
innovative approaches NAs create to foster comfort,
alleviate stress, encourage friendships, and provide
for the wellbeing for our elder or disabled citizens.
For information on activity ideas, kits, and free
downloads, go to the National
Network of Career Nursing Assistants.
DEADLINE
FOR 2005 RECOGNITION AWARDS
The WI Association of Area Agencies on Aging, in conjunction
with the WI Long Term Care Workforce Alliance is announcing
three categories of 2005 awards for professionals
caring for people with disabilities and aging adults...
MORE
H.R.
1264
In March 2005, H.R. 1264 was introduced to the U.S.
House of Representatives. The bill, titled, "Direct
Support Professionals Fairness and Security Act of
2005," amends title XIX of the Social Security
Act to provide funds to States to enable them to increase
the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals
in providing services to individuals with disabilities
under the Medicaid program... MORE
WAGE
PARITY STUDY
A recent article by Bon Secours Health System,
Inc. reported on an initiative to increase the wages
and benefits of certified nursing assistants in order
to reduce turnover and dependence on temporary agency
staff. The results showed that the facility reduced
spending on temporary agency staff and that residents
reported enhanced levels of satisfaction... MORE
B.Q.A.
CONFERENCE
August
9, 2005: Collaborating for Quality - Wisconsin Working
Together
Located at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel, this conference
is for all long term care providers. Workshops and
speakers cover a variety of topics such as: dementia,
pressure ulcers, incident reports, culture, and retention...
MORE
Q&A
Question: Will
the FBI fingerprint checks be good for WI Direct Careworkers?
Answer: Wisconsin
is a pilot site for a federal program to begin implementing
FBI fingerprint background checks for direct workers.
Five counties have been chosen in Wisconsin for the
pilot program. Read the concerns of a provider and
direct care worker about the pilot program... MORE
Please send your question to: questions@wiworkforcealliance.com
IN
THE SPOTLIGHT
Cady Memorial Home
Cady Memorial Home operates 5 CBRFs in Marathon, Langlade,
and Shawano Counties. Cady provides care for
45 clients, including aging adults and individuals
with developmental disabilities. Cady employees
35 direct care workers.
Tracy Anderson, Director of Operations, is delighted
to report that Cady has seen a reduction in staff
turnover in 2005. Ms. Anderson believes it is
in part due to a new mentor program Cady Home implemented
in January 2005... MORE
If you are or you know of an agency working
on an interesting workforce issue, please email the
agency name, contact name and phone, and 1-2 sentence
description of the project to: agency@wiworkforcealliance.com
CAREWORKER
CORNER
Meet Norma Silas-Martin, June’s Featured
Careworker.
"By taking care of my sister at home I make
my sister’s dream of being at home a reality
and I keep my family together and I can enjoy
my sister’s company"... MORE
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