The Honest Truth: CNAs Speak Out on Workforce Issues

“This event comes with a warning. Viewer discretion is advised,” said Lori Porter, CEO and cofounder of the National Association of Health Care Assistants (NAHCA) at the start of “The New CNA Workforce: Frontline Lessons from the Pandemic,” a virtual workshop her organization held in November. She noted that certified nursing assistants (CNAs) would be speaking the truth about what is happening in post-acute and long-term care facilities and this may be hard for some people to hear. “The pandemic told stories that CNAs already knew, but they couldn’t tell them because they didn’t have an audience.