Certified Nurses Aide training available
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News from St. Luke Community Healthcare
RONAN — Despite the seemingly continuous changes bombarding the healthcare industry, the one constant that remains is the need for compassionate caregivers for the increasing number of aging Americans. Because of that need, St. Luke Extended Care in Ronan is making plans for another Certified Nurses Aide (CNA) training class. The three-week course is scheduled to begin in early August.
In the past 100 years, life expectancy has increased by three decades. The proportion of older people in the United States is also growing. Today, a baby boomer turns 50 every 7.6 seconds, and by mid-century older adults will outnumber young people for the first time in history.
These statistics point to the growing need for caregivers, especially for the older adults who are beginning to flood extended care facilities nationwide.
Dawn Raymond, Director of Nursing at St. Luke Extended Care explains that the growing need for elder care “has created real opportunities for those who may be considering the medical field because many test the waters by becoming a CNA.”
Raymond notes that one of the big advantages of taking the CNA class at St. Luke is “the students earn income while learning right here at home with intense Tuesday through Friday eight hour days for three weeks.”
Raymond adds that the class will be limited to four students to insure one-on-one training with instructor Nancy Schalk, an RN who has been with St. Luke for thirty-three years.
Interviews and pre-employment screening will be conducted at the Ronan extended care facility during July. Anyone with a high school diploma or equivalent wanting to enroll in the CNA course should pick-up an application form at St. Luke Extended Care or phone (406) 676-2900.
