The NH Needs Caregivers! The initiative will help people find an LNA position at nursing homes, hospitals, home health agencies or long-term care facilities.
initiative – run through the Southern New Hampshire Area Health Education Center – is a grant-funded effort to encourage and help individuals start a health care career as a Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA). The initiative will help enroll you in training, cover licensing preparation and costs and provide a $500 bonus after six months of employment with one of our participating facilities.
02/06/2024
Q. What's an LNA, or Licensed Nursing Assistant?
A. An LNA plays a critical role in patient care. Becoming an LNA serves as a starting point for a healthcare career that focuses on compassion and making a difference in the community.
A grant-funded effort to help individuals start a healthcare career as a Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) at a nursing home.
01/31/2024
Twenty high-schoolers complete the Healthcare Heroes pilot LNA program: ‘This is an investment in their future’
Healthcare Heroes in the Making celebrated its first cohort of high school students trained to be licensed nursing assistants (LNAs).
11/01/2023
Do you have scholarship recipients looking for a NH Seacoast class? New public classes are available in Dover, NH at Langdon Place. Info: nhneedscaregivers.org/request-info
• At Your Own Pace: Nov. 13th to Nov. 24th – Online
• Pre-Clinicals: Nov. 27th and 28th – at Langdon Place Dover
• Clinicals: Nov. 29th to Dec. 18th – at Langdon Place Dover
Class meets Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Langdon Place Dover.
05/26/2022
The NH Needs Caregivers! Healthcare Heroes in the Making program helps high school students (16 years and older) start healthcare careers as licensed nursing assistants (LNAs) — at no cost!
NH Needs Caregivers! Launches Healthcare Heroes in the Making, a nurse's aid training for high school students to become LNAs.
10/13/2021
We're honored to help support New Hampshire Healthcare Heroes, which began last year to tell the stories and honor the dedication of those working in healthcare through an online nomination process.
There's still time to nominate a hero and tell their story at NHHealthcareHeroes.org.
The heroes will be honored during a pinning ceremony with the media and their employers and will also receive a customized swag bag filled with donations from sponsors.
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NH receives federal grant to help train and employ 700 Licensed Nursing Assistants
The New Hampshire Health Care Association (NHHCA) recently received a $641,000 grant through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to recruit, assist and place upwards of 700 individuals in nursing homes across the state as Licensed Nursing Assistants (LNAs). Individuals can be trained in as little as three weeks for these critical healthcare roles and vacancies currently exist and are in high demand statewide. Training funds are available for those workers who have been displaced or are eligible for Medicaid and additional efforts are underway to cover training costs for all.
The campaign to attract individuals into this important field is called NH Needs Caregivers and is being developed through the grant. It includes helping interested individuals find a nursing home LNA position, enrolling them in training, assisting with and covering the cost of the training, and providing them with a $500 bonus after six months of being hired.
People can sign up online at NHneedscaregivers.org and will be notified as training opportunities are developed. A detailed database and website are being built to house all information on available jobs and training and will be launched within the month.
“We’re in an unprecedented place right now in New Hampshire and across the country. While COVID-19 strains our healthcare systems and has displaced thousands of people locally, we’re hoping that more people will consider a career in caregiving to meet this massive need and challenge. That’s what the NH Needs Caregivers campaign is all about,” said Brendan Williams, president and CEO of the NHHCA.
The purpose of the NH Needs Caregivers campaign is to increase the number of people who choose to start their healthcare career as a licensed nursing assistant (LNA) and to increase the retention of LNAs. Due to the funding source of this program, only 74 certified skilled nursing facilities in the state can participate in this grant. The program is designed to encourage 700 individuals to enter caregiver careers through a comprehensive marketing campaign. The campaign will promote free training, free testing and a $500 bonus when the LNA has worked six months in a skilled nursing facility.
“These are rewarding careers for those who enjoy taking care of and helping people in need. With an aging population, we need these caregivers now and with the current rapid shifts in employment due to COVID-19, there is an opportunity to move people into careers that focus on both compassion and safety. We’re excited to roll out these efforts and connect people with the resources that enable them to enter this critical health care field,” said Roxie Severance, the contract administrator at NHHCA for the grant.