CNA salary

How come CNA's dont get paid enough for all that work that they do. Iam a CNA and experience for 18yrs and I only get pay 13.00 pool,and full time 10per hour and to many patients and other duties to do. I think CNA's should get pay at 18per hour.

sachsenmaier3 in Hatboro, Pennsylvania said: How come CNA's dont get paid enough for all that work that they do. Iam a CNA and experience for 18yrs and I only get pay 13.00 pool,and full time 10per hour and to many patients and other duties to do. I think CNA's should get pay at 18per hour.

Your absolutely right!!! I think its a shame that CNA's get paid so little for what they do...they do more for the residents than the nurses or doctors do...its awful...I hope it changes soon...It doesn't seem fair...it doesn't matter how good a CNA is...to be a CNA you first need to be a gifted person and really care about people, it certainly isn't for the money.

Suzie in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts said: Your absolutely right!!! I think its a shame that CNA's get paid so little for what they do...they do more for the residents than the nurses or doctors do...its awful...I hope it changes soon...It doesn't seem fair...it doesn't matter how good a CNA is...to be a CNA you first need to be a gifted person and really care about people, it certainly isn't for the money.

To be realistic is all about money now and days. A person can be gifted and have compasion for the sick but we work hard and we deserve better. working for 18yrs as a cna in long term care, no one realize how hard cna's work for so little and we dont get much respect about what we do for the residents and more.

sachsenmaier3 in Hatboro, Pennsylvania said: How come CNA's dont get paid enough for all that work that they do. Iam a CNA and experience for 18yrs and I only get pay 13.00 pool,and full time 10per hour and to many patients and other duties to do. I think CNA's should get pay at 18per hour.

THATS RIGHT MY FRIEND.I GET THE SAME MONEY.ANDA LOT MORE DUTIES.AND TO PUT UP WITH THE NURSES BAD TEMPER.BECAUSE. BECAUSE THEY HATE THE PLACE. THE RESIDENTS. I HEARD ONE OF NURSES SAID THAT YESTERDAY,YOU CANNOT ASK THEM NOTHING.18 RESIDENTS TOTAKE CARE.WE WORK SHORT EVERY DAY I DONT WANT TO MEKE YOU FEEL BAD BUT IS NOTHING BUT THE TRUE. IAM IN COLORADO.

HELLO AGAIN I COMPLETE FORGET TO TELL YOU NOT ONLY WE GET PENNIES FOR A CNA JOB. BUT WE HAVE TO RENEW THE CNA LICENSE WE HAVE TO PAY TO GET EXPLOT. HOO GOD PLEASE HELP US,

MARIA said: HELLO AGAIN I COMPLETE FORGET TO TELL YOU NOT ONLY WE GET PENNIES FOR A CNA JOB. BUT WE HAVE TO RENEW THE CNA LICENSE WE HAVE TO PAY TO GET EXPLOT. HOO GOD PLEASE HELP US,

I renew my cna state certification last year and it was free. iam in pennsylvania. every 2 years I get a recertification and a phone number from the nursing registry in Pa and I go online to get my certification renewed and it doesnt take long. Now about the nurses having a temper over the small stuff and about the place they work, well, is not the place is the people that we all work with. the cna's and the nurses should work together as a team and stop the ignorance and the negativity about whos patient it is and answer the bell, if we work together the place would be a pleasent place to work and more. I also think if the company Pays a little bit better everyone would be encauraged to do a better job. There is a saying, money talks and bs walks.

One more thing, I used to work for an Agency and it was great, but the thing is... I dont understand why other CNA's treat agency like crap? They should be apreciated that agency is there to help and no one has to work short. Also the nurses are rude and they wont give the agency aide a full report about the residents, are they suposed to be mind readers? Like I said b4, if everyone works together as a team and stop the nonesense, the place would be a pleasent place to work, after all, we are all there to do are jobs.

I wish the facilities would hired more Cnas and nurses if necesary, and pay better, the residents would get much better care. Because the shortness of help, everyone is cutting corners and the poor residents wont get the best care that they deserve, it doesnt have to be this way.

To all the CNA's out there....This is the most important job that anyone can do...(teaching children ranks high too). You are gifted people...you are certaintly not in it for the money so it must be because your heart is greater than greed. I hope the pays change soon. The medical field makes so much money from medicine to supplies and everything else that goes with it. It really is a shame that CNA's are not appreciated like they should be. And shame on "those" RN's and LPN's that look down on CNA's thinking that your better than them...If your not grateful for them now, you better hope that someday you won't be left in a position where you will need to be grateful.

i want to become a hha and then pay my way through school to become a nurse but my mom being a head nurse she see how hha and cnas get paid and treated i mean there is some agency thats pay u alot more especially with experience that you have but for 18 yrs and ur gettin paid 13 that makes no sense here in ny youll properly get paid 18 , 19 an hr .. my mom dont want me to be a hha or a cna because the nurses are very lazy and rude and dont want to do anythin but collect a pay check and have the hha and cnas do their jobs but my mother coming from the bottom and dealt with ignorant nurses when she was a lab technician and work her way through school and became a nurse and now a head nurse she put nurses in there places or send them home or have them transfered if they treat the cnas and hhas badly, its ridiculous but im do it and if the nurses treat me badly ill just go work somewhere else because no matter how the job is stressful its how u make it and when u have co workers and managers that make it stressful its hard to keep a smile on your face i work for verizon as a tech i dont get paid much but i dont like my job any more anymore thats why im looking into being a cna or hha and work my way up im not gonan let no ignorant nurse get in my way because they are the one who will get what they deserve and their evil will past oone to their innocent ones .... not sayin anything bad but i see that happen ...

Sorry to say this but, it goes a long way with the experience one possess. CNA are requied by the state of Michigan to to trained for at least 100-200 hours gor training and that's about a couple of days. Compared to doctors which go to school for more than half their life to be LISCENCED to give out medication and are held a greater liability. Thus, the salaray is higher for they can do more medically for the patient. A CNA only takes care of them phyisically and depending on their facility may or maybe GIVE the patient their mediciine. Notice how we CNAs are not even allowed to handle percribtions on the phone by the doctor. Thus, the experience in school depends on how much you're getting paid. If you go back for a Nursing Tecnhian then you're get paid about the CNA salary because they want people to draw patients blood (phelombotomy).

Sorry to be realistic.. I'm prefacing this with the fact that I respect Nurses, CNA's and CHHA's. But the main difference between the monetary values this society places on either job title is education. Bachelors or Associate degrees are required for RNs, who get paid the most out of the jobs being discussed. Certification programs for CHHA's can only be a few weeks. And applying and getting into the programs are competitive. It's unfair but that's the way it works with any professional career (for the most part). Yeah, they might or might not work equally hard but what it really comes down to is the type of educational background a person has. Experience matters too, but after a while you can only have so much experience. Thats why the opportunity to "move higher" in the health field is always open, and usually is preferred for those with experience.

Hello,
What I have is 14 years of experience, 12 of them hospice aide in the homes. I live outside of Atlanta, GA. and the pay isnt grat here either 8.00 in facilities and maybe 12.00 hha starting plus mileage.
But I keep my head up and know thtat Im giving great care no matter the pay.

I have been a Nursing Assistant for 4 years and it all depends where you go. I now make 17.00/ hr. I started out low and made my way to the top.

HELLO DEAR FRIEND. YOU RIHT, IN SOME PLACES THEY PAY MORE. OR LESS. BUT NOBORY PAY 17 DLLRS AN HOUR. I THINK THEY PAY 17 DLLRS A DAY HERE. OUUCH. BUT WHAT CAN WE DO? WE NEED SOME KIND OF UNION OR SOMETHING.TO HELP US TO LIVE MORE DECENT LIFE. I JUST WANT TO SAID HELLO AND HAPPY CNA DAY TO ALL OF YOU. MF

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR COMENTS, THAT TELL ME AM NOT THE ONLY ONE AM SUFERING. FROM ALL THIS PILE OF YOU KNOW WHAT. SORRY ME AND MY BIG MOUTH. YOUR FRIEND. MF

This is a different subject I AM CHHA LOOKING FOR MORE HRS WILL DO PRIVATE SITTING ALSO IF YOU NEED A BREAK.ALSO WILL DO NANNY CARE FOR SUMMER.ALSO IF YOU CANT GET OUT TO TO GET HAIR DONE i am also licence for hair.

I am a CNA and I graduated as a Medical Assistant about 4 years ago but did not get certifide. I started out as a hha then became a cna and then went to school for ma. I have been a cna for 7 years and I only get 9 an hr with four kids and bills it is so hard to survive. I love caring for people and having the one on one time with them they go through so much and some have had a very hard life. I just show them the love and respect that i know they deserve and home that one day things will look up for me money wise. I love helping people but dislike working in facilities because of the abuse on all end and the rudeness and total disrespect. I think that this has pulled me away from what I use to love to do so much. Some people really do not need to even be nurses or cnas I have seen bad things over the years and it is not getting any better they are just getting more slick at what they do. the main priority are the resident and they end up doing all the suffering due to being short of help and bad attitudes of those that suppose to care for them.

I THINK YOU ARE RIGTH 99%9 OR IWOUDL SAID 100 FOR YOU.BECAUSE I CAN READ IT IN YOUR LETTER. YOU HAVE A BIG HEART. I JUST PRAY THAT YOU AND ME AND.ALL THE GOOD CNA S THAT WE CAN FIND BETTER JOBS OR SOMETHING THAT WE CAN PAID AT LEAST OUR BILLS. AND FEED OUR KIDS.AND LIVE A DECENT. LIFE, THANK YOU YOUR FRIEND. MARIA

It's a shame...how much we get paid for what we are expected to do...
I don't know about other facilities out there but taking care of 8-10 people and getting them ready for the day within a certain time frame (before lunch)is alot of work...there is alot that goes into completing a full assignment...and doing it correctly! than just getting someone dressed. Alot of reponsibility is expected from a CNA yet we get paid as servants...who do we complain to about this? The president of the United States?

I am a Certified Medical Assistant, since 2004. Only worked less then a year. CMA's make very good money which increases of course by the number of years of experience. I have learned the fundamentals of caregiving, and have been a home care provider for 4 years. The starting pay for home care is good. Here in Washington is $10.With each year there have been cost of living raises and annual hire date increases after a yearly employee evaluation. Continued paid training and education. SO, this week I finshed the first week of a five week CNA training class. This has been something I have thought about doing for a few years and with several good reasons attached. I see how everything I have accomplished has come together. My thought is I enjoy all of this and has opened many doors. I don't know what the salary is for CNA's here in Washington state. I know being in a Union is where some money would be. Taking less then what I make now I'm not sure how much less I would consider going. Like all of you I am a very hard worker and I enjoy this type of work. I am giving back to the community. There is going to be good and bad in every type of business not just for us CMA's and CNA's. There is a common thread we all share. All of the comments everyone has posted are very good. You must know that you are a special type of individual whose work is important and very much appreciated. No matter how hard, the rewards outway everything else. Thank you.

You are all right about everything and hang in there we are good people god will bless us in return.

i need a babby sitting with a very good attracting salary there in Uk to take care of my kids there

i cant even find a C.N.A job iv been certifide for 4 months and iv been doing apps all over indiana it seems like dont nobody wants to hire me im geting upset because now i feel like i got certifide for nothing its so hard what can i do to better my chances

GLENN. TRY TO TALK TO ONE OF THE CNA. AFTER YOU MAKE AN APPLICATION. OR ANY NURSE. ASK FOR HER]HIS NAME. MAKE A LIST WITH NAME ANDPLACE WHERE YOU APLY.OK? THEN GO BACK OR CALL AND ASK FOR THAT PERSON. AND IF THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO SAID ABOUT YOUR APPL. IN ANOTHER WORDS. USE NAMES. TO COMUNICATE BACK. AND CHANGE YOUR ATITUDE. DONT LET YOUR MIND TELL YOU NEVER GONA FIND A JOB! BECAUSE. YOU ARE SPECIAL. NOT EVERYBORY. WANT TO WORK WITH THE OLD AND SICH . GOD BLEES YOU....MF

If I lived there I would help with the kids i love kids i have four myself and i been a CNA for 7 years and a medical assistant for 4 years.

I am a new CNA and just got a job at a Hospital working for the in-patient hospice unit. They gave me a salary of 12/hr to start. Is that a decent rate for a new CNA working in hospice care?

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