Nursing Home Careers
Explore Nursing Home Careers
Working in a nursing home offers the opportunity to develop new skills to grow your career while providing care that makes a difference. Learn more about why a nursing home career might be right for you.
Become a CNA for free
Nursing homes cover the cost of your Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification training while you're working for them. You may also get reimbursed for your training costs if you get trained somewhere else, but are hired within 12 months after your certification. Find resources for your state below or contact a local nursing home for their training and reimbursement requirements.
Learn more about becoming a CNA
Explore nursing home career pathways
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
CNAs provide basic patient care, like helping with daily activities and patient hygiene, monitoring vital signs, and making sure patients are comfortable.
Licensed Practical Nurse/Licensed Vocational Nurse (LPN / LVN)
LPNs and LVNs provide patient care, give medications, monitor patient health, develop care plans, and supervise CNAs.
Registered Nurse (RN)
RNs have broader responsibilities, like developing care plans, giving treatments and medications, performing diagnostic tests, coordinate care with Physicians, and supervising LPNs/LVNs and CNAs.
Why work in a nursing home?
Nursing homes have health care professionals from all areas, making it easier to gain experience and develop new skills to further your career.
Job Stability
The consistent need for health care professionals working with older populations means these specialized skills will always be in demand.
Community Impact
You’ll be providing care and comfort to one of our most vulnerable populations, making a positive impact on your community, and building lasting relationships with residents and their families.
Career Growth
Nursing homes have health care professionals from all areas, making it easier to gain experience and develop new skills to further your career.
Learn how we’re aiming to improve nursing home care quality through increased staffing
Staffing has a significant impact on the quality of care residents get. To help with that, we’re creating easier access to find available training programs, giving clear information on nursing home career pathways, and offering financial incentives (like tuition reimbursement).
Find out more about our efforts to increase nursing home staffing
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12/16/2024 10:50 AM