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 NAHCA HISTORY
Our Beginnings with
NAGNA
The
National Association of Geriatric
Nursing Assistants was formally
established in 1995 by former certified
nursing assistants Lori Porter and Lisa Cantrell.
Initially working as caregivers, both
moved up the nursing home management
ladder, Lori eventually becoming a
licensed nursing home administrator and
Lisa a director of nursing. Throughout
their careers, they remained focused on
their years as caregivers, realizing
that nursing assistants are both the
backbone and the heart and soul of the
nursing home profession.
With these beliefs as
their framework, the pair began
formulating a plan to fully recognize
the contributions caregivers make to
long term care. Their goal was to assure
the highest quality of care was provided
to the nation’s elders living in nursing
homes, achieved by elevating the
professional standing and performance of
nursing assistants. In 1995, they
formally established NAGNA™ as a
professional association of caregivers
for caregivers.
NAHCA Today
NAHCA was established in
July 2006 to provide a professional
association to more than 20,000
caregivers and Health Care Assistants
representing over 840 nursing homes in
38 states and the District of Columbia.
Based in Washington, DC, it provides
recognition for outstanding
achievements, development training for
caregivers, mentoring programs to reduce
CNA turnover, and advocacy for issues
important to long term care and
caregivers. The organization also has
entered the legislative arena, providing
testimony on staffing in long term care
before the U.S. Senate Special Committee
on Aging.
Today, the
association has a membership of more than
35,000 caregivers representing over 500
nursing homes in 29 states and the District
of Columbia. Based in Washington,
DC, it provides recognition for outstanding
achievements, development training for caregivers,
mentoring programs to reduce CNA turnover,
and advocacy for issues important to long
term care and caregivers. The organization
also has entered the legislative arena,
providing testimony on staffing in long
term care before the U.S. Senate Special
Committee on Aging.
Our Mission
The
Mission of the National Association of
Health Care Assistants is to elevate the
professional standing and performance of
Caregivers through recognition,
advocacy, education and empowerment;
while building a strong alliance with
health care providers to maximize
success and quality care.
NAHCA™ is not
a bargaining unit and has no connections
to any organized labor unions. We do not
represent staff members in employment disputes
and we do not become involved in disciplinary
actions of our members.
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NAHCA would like to recognize the many
state and national associations for
their continuous support. They have
partnered with NAHCA to educate,
motivate, invigorate and support their
nursing assistants and direct
caregivers. Click the link to view
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MyCaregiver |
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Social Networking |
 My
Caregiver
is a
quarterly magazine published by the
Academy of Certified Health
Professionals (ACHP) for and about
health care assistants and their role in
long term care. It is a special
magazine, a publication virtually every
person in the long term care industry
will want to read.
With a
circulation of 10,000, we reach nursing
assistants, Directors of Nursing,
facility Administrators, nursing home
residents, and their families, product
manufacturers, policy makers, and other
health care associations. |
With the age of
technology progressing and social
networking sites popping up everywhere,
NAHCA has entered the scene with their
own Social Networking site,
The NAHCA Message Board.
Here you can
communicate with other caregivers, NAHCA
Staff, and National Steering Committee
Members, share your ideas and memorable
caregiving moments and much more.
Of course you can
also find NAHCA on the popular social
sites such as Myspace, Facebook
and Twitter as well.
Click any of
the links below to share with us today!
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