“CMS waives nurse-aide training, certification requirements,” by Danielle Brown, McKnight’s LTC News

 

Quote:

“Nursing homes in need of more direct-care workers have received a big boost from federal regulators. A rule that says new aides cannot work longer than four months without becoming certified has been waived by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The vital staffing decision was a part of a set of blanket waivers applauded by operators, many of whom are facing staffing shortages as the pandemic continues to create thousands of new COVID-19 patients every day.”

 

 

LTC Comment (from Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform):

Your chance to join this low-wage, high-risk profession with no training. Such a deal.