CNA- 6p-6a

Core Daily Responsibilities

• Assisting with ADLs (Activities of Daily Living): Help residents bathe, dress, groom, use the toilet, and maintain personal hygiene.
• Feeding and Nutrition: Serve meals, feed residents who need help, and record their food and liquid intake.
• Mobility and Positioning: Help residents move between beds and wheelchairs, walk, or reposition bedbound individuals to prevent bedsores.
• Monitoring Health: Take vital signs like blood pressure, temperature, pulse, and weight, and report sudden changes to nursing staff.
• Answering Call Lights: Respond quickly to resident calls for help, pain, or bathroom assistance.
• Environment and Comfort: Change bed linens, tidy resident rooms, and keep living areas safe and clean.

The Nursing Home Work Environment

• Relationship Building: Because nursing homes focus on longterm residential care, CNAs spend more continuous time with residents, forming deep personal bonds compared to fastpaced hospital settings.
• Observation: As the primary daily caregivers, CNAs often notice the earliest signs of health declines, infections, or behavioral changes in dementia/memory care units.